Peck's bad boyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛks bad ˈbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛks ˈbæd ˈbɔɪ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peck's bad boy.

Etymology: < Peck's bad boy, the name of a mischievous fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916) for a serial in his newspaper Peck's Sun (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), which was first published in book form in 1883.

U.S. slang.

An unruly or mischievous child; (hence) a man who does not conform to expected or approved standards of conduct. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > playful mischievousness > mischievous person > [noun] > young

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Peck's bad boy1883

1883 Peck's Sun 14 July 1/6 The [cuff] buttons are..gold..and on the back they are engraved ‘Geo. W. Peck, Milwaukee, from his newsboy friends of Chicago’, and on top of the Russia leather case are the words, ‘From Peck's Bad Boys’.

1933 E. O'Neill Ah, Wilderness! i. 19 Sid Davis..is..short and fat, bald-headed, with the Puckish face of a Peck's Bad Boy who has never grown up.

1970 Time 22 June 78/2 The book is an earnest effort by Della Femina to buttress his reputation as the Peck's Bad Boy of Advertising.

2003 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 6 May 54 He visibly delights in a ‘Peck's Bad Boy’ image.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pecks bad boy
释义	Peck's bad boyn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɛks bad ˈbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɛks ˈbæd ˈbɔɪ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peck's bad boy. Etymology: < Peck's bad boy, the name of a mischievous fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916) for a serial in his newspaper Peck's Sun (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), which was first published in book form in 1883. U.S. slang. An unruly or mischievous child; (hence) a man who does not conform to expected or approved standards of conduct. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > playful mischievousness > mischievous person > [noun] > young monkey1589 crack1600 irchin1625 limb1625 imp1642 booger1728 varmint1773 hurcheon?a1786 puck1823 hellion1845 faggot1859 Peck's bad boy1883 1883 Peck's Sun 14 July 1/6 The [cuff] buttons are..gold..and on the back they are engraved ‘Geo. W. Peck, Milwaukee, from his newsboy friends of Chicago’, and on top of the Russia leather case are the words, ‘From Peck's Bad Boys’. 1933 E. O'Neill Ah, Wilderness! i. 19 Sid Davis..is..short and fat, bald-headed, with the Puckish face of a Peck's Bad Boy who has never grown up. 1970 Time 22 June 78/2 The book is an earnest effort by Della Femina to buttress his reputation as the Peck's Bad Boy of Advertising. 2003 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 6 May 54 He visibly delights in a ‘Peck's Bad Boy’ image. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1883
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