Peter Funkn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpiːtə ˈfʌŋk/, U.S.

/ˈpidər ˈfəŋk/

Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peter Funk.

Etymology: Probably < Peter Funk, the name of a character distinguished by his deceitful business practices in the novel The Perils of Pearl Street (1834) by Asa Greene; the name may in turn have been influenced by funk v.³ Compare Peter n. 7, Funk n.⁶See further L. Pound Peter Funk in Amer. Speech 4 (1929) 183–6.

U.S. slang (now historical).

A. n.

(A name for) a perpetrator of any of various ruses to raise prices or otherwise cheat buyers at an auction; spec. a fraudulent bidder, esp. in a mock auction; a con man or swindler. Cf. bybidder n., puffer n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun]

feature14..

frauderc1475

prowler1519

lurcher1528

defrauder1552

frauditor1553

taker-upc1555

verserc1555

fogger1564

Jack-in-the-box1570

gilenyer1590

foist1591

rutter1591

crossbiter1592

sharker1594

shark1600

bat-fowler1602

cheater1606

foister1610

operator1611

fraudsman1613

projector1615

smoke-sellera1618

decoy1618

firkera1626

scandaroon1631

snapa1640

cunning shaver1652

knight of industrya1658

chouse1658

cheat1664

sharper1681

jockey1683

rooker1683

fool-finder1685

rookster1697

sheep-shearer1699

bubbler1720

gyp1728

bite1742

swindler1770

pigeon1780

mace1781

gouger1790

needle1790

fly-by-night1796

sharp1797

skinner1797

diddler1803

mace cove1811

mace-gloak1819

macer1819

flat-catcher1821

moonlight wanderer1823

burner1838

Peter Funk1840

Funk1842

pigeoner1849

maceman1850

bester1856

fiddler1857

highway robber1874

bunco-steerer1875

swizzler1876

forty1879

flim-flammer1881

chouser1883

take-down1888

highbinder1890

fraud1895

Sam Slick1897

grafter1899

come-on1905

verneuker1905

gypster1917

chiseller1918

tweedler1925

rorter1926

gazumper1932

chizzer1935

sharpie1942

sharpster1942

slick1959

slickster1965

rip-off artist1968

shonky1970

rip-off merchant1971

society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > bidder > type of

tenderer1650

ticketer1778

Peter1836

Peter Funk1840

Funk1842

button1851

underbidder1883

rick1928

1834 A. Greene Perils of Pearl Street vii. 52 Peter Funk is a great hand at auctions... He is well known..for running up an article to the very highest notch, though he finally lets the opposing bidder take it.]

1840 New Eng. Weekly Rev. (Hartford, Connecticut) 26 Sept. The merchant—the molasses sucker—the Peter funk—the gentleman—the loafer—the capitalist—all shave in their own way... One will shave you for a sixpence, one out of a dollar, one of your honor.

1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 348/2 Peter Funks were not to be found only in the jewelry auction-shops of Broadway and Chatham-street.

1862 Harper's Mag. Dec. 138/1 Year after year the Confidence Man drops a wallet or shows the secret of a safe, and year after year Peter Funk chatters over his counter the merits and cheapness of his glass diamonds.

1870 J. B. Mix Biter Bit 29 Men of good standing in the community..submit to present themselves to the eyes of the astonished world in the humiliating position of Peter Funks to a mock Democracy.

1938 H. Asbury Sucker's Progress (2003) viii. 182 In 1854, Mayor Westervelt hired a large number of men to parade Broadway bearing signs inscribed, ‘Beware of Mock Auctions’, but the Peter Funks met this attack by placing similar signs in their own windows.

1954 G. Carson Old Country Store 147 ‘Eight’, snaps Peter Funk, the professional underbidder.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or characteristic of such a ruse; worthless; sham.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of no value

Peter Funk1845

worthless1885

society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adjective] > relating to auction

auctionary1693

knock-out1818

Peter Funk1845

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective]

fakenOE

fraudulent1412

fraudfulc1475

impostorous?1549

imposterous1562

cavillinga1576

impostural1588

cogged1589

defraudfulc1592

imposturious?a1600

imposturizing1603

imposturous1608

impostured1619

circumventive1630

impostrate1632

imposterious1633

impostrous1635

charlatanical1663

quackish1670

charlatan1671

stellionated1672

shammisha1734

shim-sham1797

humbug1811

charlatanic1843

Peter Funk1845

charlatanish1846

jazzy1934

run-out1938

jivey1972

1845 Quincy (Illinois) Whig 4 Nov. 2/4 A green-looking youth..strayed into one of the Peter Funk auctions on Broadway.

1858 National Era 1 Apr. 49 The people were foreclosed, because they would not go and vote at your Peter Funk election for a Convention.

1897 Middletown (N.Y.) Daily Argus 21 Jan. 1/2 He likened the securities offered by the company..to bogus mortgages and Peter Funk securities.

1993 I. L. Allen City in Slang viii. 200 Walt Whitman in his early newspaper days warned visitors against such Peter Funk auction houses.

Derivatives

Peter ˈFunkism n. now rare

ΚΠ

1849 G. G. Foster N.Y. in Slices 34 You may find the red flag of Peter Funkism flying in Pearl-street and other ‘heavy’ quarters, where it is generally supposed that the transactions are bona fide and dealers responsible.

1869 Decatur (Illinois) Republican 21 Jan. 7/3 The way Peter Funkism has been carried on in Decatur has become a serious nuisance.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peter funk
释义	Peter Funkn.adj. Brit. /ˌpiːtə ˈfʌŋk/, U.S. /ˈpidər ˈfəŋk/ Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peter Funk. Etymology: Probably < Peter Funk, the name of a character distinguished by his deceitful business practices in the novel The Perils of Pearl Street (1834) by Asa Greene; the name may in turn have been influenced by funk v.³ Compare Peter n. 7, Funk n.⁶See further L. Pound Peter Funk in Amer. Speech 4 (1929) 183–6. U.S. slang (now historical). A. n. (A name for) a perpetrator of any of various ruses to raise prices or otherwise cheat buyers at an auction; spec. a fraudulent bidder, esp. in a mock auction; a con man or swindler. Cf. bybidder n., puffer n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] feature14.. frauderc1475 prowler1519 lurcher1528 defrauder1552 frauditor1553 taker-upc1555 verserc1555 fogger1564 Jack-in-the-box1570 gilenyer1590 foist1591 rutter1591 crossbiter1592 sharker1594 shark1600 bat-fowler1602 cheater1606 foister1610 operator1611 fraudsman1613 projector1615 smoke-sellera1618 decoy1618 firkera1626 scandaroon1631 snapa1640 cunning shaver1652 knight of industrya1658 chouse1658 cheat1664 sharper1681 jockey1683 rooker1683 fool-finder1685 rookster1697 sheep-shearer1699 bubbler1720 gyp1728 bite1742 swindler1770 pigeon1780 mace1781 gouger1790 needle1790 fly-by-night1796 sharp1797 skinner1797 diddler1803 mace cove1811 mace-gloak1819 macer1819 flat-catcher1821 moonlight wanderer1823 burner1838 Peter Funk1840 Funk1842 pigeoner1849 maceman1850 bester1856 fiddler1857 highway robber1874 bunco-steerer1875 swizzler1876 forty1879 flim-flammer1881 chouser1883 take-down1888 highbinder1890 fraud1895 Sam Slick1897 grafter1899 come-on1905 verneuker1905 gypster1917 chiseller1918 tweedler1925 rorter1926 gazumper1932 chizzer1935 sharpie1942 sharpster1942 slick1959 slickster1965 rip-off artist1968 shonky1970 rip-off merchant1971 society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > bidder > type of tenderer1650 ticketer1778 Peter1836 Peter Funk1840 Funk1842 button1851 underbidder1883 rick1928 1834 A. Greene Perils of Pearl Street vii. 52 Peter Funk is a great hand at auctions... He is well known..for running up an article to the very highest notch, though he finally lets the opposing bidder take it.] 1840 New Eng. Weekly Rev. (Hartford, Connecticut) 26 Sept. The merchant—the molasses sucker—the Peter funk—the gentleman—the loafer—the capitalist—all shave in their own way... One will shave you for a sixpence, one out of a dollar, one of your honor. 1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 348/2 Peter Funks were not to be found only in the jewelry auction-shops of Broadway and Chatham-street. 1862 Harper's Mag. Dec. 138/1 Year after year the Confidence Man drops a wallet or shows the secret of a safe, and year after year Peter Funk chatters over his counter the merits and cheapness of his glass diamonds. 1870 J. B. Mix Biter Bit 29 Men of good standing in the community..submit to present themselves to the eyes of the astonished world in the humiliating position of Peter Funks to a mock Democracy. 1938 H. Asbury Sucker's Progress (2003) viii. 182 In 1854, Mayor Westervelt hired a large number of men to parade Broadway bearing signs inscribed, ‘Beware of Mock Auctions’, but the Peter Funks met this attack by placing similar signs in their own windows. 1954 G. Carson Old Country Store 147 ‘Eight’, snaps Peter Funk, the professional underbidder. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or characteristic of such a ruse; worthless; sham. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of no value Peter Funk1845 worthless1885 society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adjective] > relating to auction auctionary1693 knock-out1818 Peter Funk1845 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] fakenOE fraudulent1412 fraudfulc1475 impostorous?1549 imposterous1562 cavillinga1576 impostural1588 cogged1589 defraudfulc1592 imposturious?a1600 imposturizing1603 imposturous1608 impostured1619 circumventive1630 impostrate1632 imposterious1633 impostrous1635 charlatanical1663 quackish1670 charlatan1671 stellionated1672 shammisha1734 shim-sham1797 humbug1811 charlatanic1843 Peter Funk1845 charlatanish1846 jazzy1934 run-out1938 jivey1972 1845 Quincy (Illinois) Whig 4 Nov. 2/4 A green-looking youth..strayed into one of the Peter Funk auctions on Broadway. 1858 National Era 1 Apr. 49 The people were foreclosed, because they would not go and vote at your Peter Funk election for a Convention. 1897 Middletown (N.Y.) Daily Argus 21 Jan. 1/2 He likened the securities offered by the company..to bogus mortgages and Peter Funk securities. 1993 I. L. Allen City in Slang viii. 200 Walt Whitman in his early newspaper days warned visitors against such Peter Funk auction houses. Derivatives Peter ˈFunkism n. now rare ΚΠ 1849 G. G. Foster N.Y. in Slices 34 You may find the red flag of Peter Funkism flying in Pearl-street and other ‘heavy’ quarters, where it is generally supposed that the transactions are bona fide and dealers responsible. 1869 Decatur (Illinois) Republican 21 Jan. 7/3 The way Peter Funkism has been carried on in Decatur has become a serious nuisance. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1840
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