penny-a-liningn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnɪəˈlʌɪnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛniəˈlaɪnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: penny-a-line adj., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < penny-a-line adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later penny-a-line v.

Now rare and historical.

A. n.

The practice or work of a penny-a-liner.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > [noun] > other specific types or styles of journalism

penny-a-lining1842

publicism1846

New Journalism1872

investigative reporting1890

ink-slinging1894

yellowism1897

chip paper1935

Afghanistanism1948

telejournalism1959

parajournalism1965

smear journalism1967

gonzo1972

plutography1985

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > action or practice of composing > trivial or inferior work

scribbling1711

penny-a-lining1842

penny-a-lineism1854

char-work1888

1842 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 316 He first appears on the surface of the world in the humblest capacity of plebeian penny-a-lining.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Let. 31 Jan. in Lett. & Papers (1945) II. 346 My life is passed in dining and pennyalining.

1852 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 172 I must positively interrupt this penny-a-lining, and go to bed.

a1941 V. Woolf Captain's Death Bed (1950) 10 Penny-a-lining came into fashion.

1998 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 3 ‘Books last,’ my first husband used to sneer as I laboured over my penny-a -lining in the Eighties.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or in the style of penny-a-line writing.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > [adjective] > characterized by specific style

penny-a-line1828

penny-a-lining1842

yellow1897

parajournalistic1970

gonzo1971

plutographic1985

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > trivial or inferior

penny-a-line1828

penny-a-lining1842

toshy1902

gloppy1976

airport1979

1842 W. M. Thackeray Let. 25 Sept. in Lett. & Papers (1945) II. 79 This beauty..is by no means profitable to the pennyalining trade.

1874 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 2 Nov. (1956) VI. 87 A penny-a-lining literary affair.

1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker iii. 48 I found it inspiring to have my words thus taken down... I never entertained the least suspicion that they were destined to be dished up with a sauce of penny-a-lining gossip.

1946 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. 169 In France, all kinds of petty rats—police officials, penny-a-lining journalists, women who have slept with German soldiers—are hunted down.

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

单词	penny-a-lining
释义	penny-a-liningn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɛnɪəˈlʌɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛniəˈlaɪnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: penny-a-line adj., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < penny-a-line adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later penny-a-line v. Now rare and historical. A. n. The practice or work of a penny-a-liner. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > [noun] > other specific types or styles of journalism penny-a-lining1842 publicism1846 New Journalism1872 investigative reporting1890 ink-slinging1894 yellowism1897 chip paper1935 Afghanistanism1948 telejournalism1959 parajournalism1965 smear journalism1967 gonzo1972 plutography1985 society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > action or practice of composing > trivial or inferior work scribbling1711 penny-a-lining1842 penny-a-lineism1854 char-work1888 1842 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 316 He first appears on the surface of the world in the humblest capacity of plebeian penny-a-lining. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Let. 31 Jan. in Lett. & Papers (1945) II. 346 My life is passed in dining and pennyalining. 1852 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 172 I must positively interrupt this penny-a-lining, and go to bed. a1941 V. Woolf Captain's Death Bed (1950) 10 Penny-a-lining came into fashion. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 3 ‘Books last,’ my first husband used to sneer as I laboured over my penny-a -lining in the Eighties. B. adj. Of, relating to, or in the style of penny-a-line writing. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > [adjective] > characterized by specific style penny-a-line1828 penny-a-lining1842 yellow1897 parajournalistic1970 gonzo1971 plutographic1985 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > trivial or inferior penny-a-line1828 penny-a-lining1842 toshy1902 gloppy1976 airport1979 1842 W. M. Thackeray Let. 25 Sept. in Lett. & Papers (1945) II. 79 This beauty..is by no means profitable to the pennyalining trade. 1874 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 2 Nov. (1956) VI. 87 A penny-a-lining literary affair. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker iii. 48 I found it inspiring to have my words thus taken down... I never entertained the least suspicion that they were destined to be dished up with a sauce of penny-a-lining gossip. 1946 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. 169 In France, all kinds of petty rats—police officials, penny-a-lining journalists, women who have slept with German soldiers—are hunted down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1842
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