Peter Panishadj.

Brit.

/ˌpiːtə ˈpanɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌpidər ˈpænɪʃ/

Forms: 1900s– Peter Panish, 1900s– Peter Pannish.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter Pan , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Peter Pan (see Peter Pan n.) + -ish suffix¹.

Resembling or suggestive of Peter Pan, esp. not fully grown up, childlike, immature.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] > immature adult

young-old1558

overgrown1669

Peter Panish1914

ungrown-up1937

Peter Panic1962

1914 ‘I. Hay’ Knight on Wheels (ed. 2) xiv. 143 Mr. Mablethorpe remained as incorrigibly Peter Pannish as ever. Although his hair was whitening..he declined to grow up.

1958 Listener 12 June 987/3 The Peter-Panish English is not entirely the fault of the translator.

1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal i. 2 The governor general is a peter-pannish component of the Canadian body politic, surrogate of a constitutional monarchy.

2001 Premiere Mar. 112/1 This levity is well-served by Logue's full-bodied..performance as a Peter Panish teacher-lothario.

Derivatives

Peter ˈPanishness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > immaturity in adult

Peter-Pannery1919

Peter Panishness1928

Peter Panic1934

1928 F. E. Baily Golden Vanity xvi. 252 They were all in the early twenties except Joe, and he had an eternal Peter Pan-ish-ness which made the passage of time as marked by the calendar quite immaterial in his case.

1993 Spy (N.Y.) Jan. 58/2 There was a Peter Pan-ishness about him.

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

单词	peter panish
释义	Peter Panishadj. Brit. /ˌpiːtə ˈpanɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌpidər ˈpænɪʃ/ Forms: 1900s– Peter Panish, 1900s– Peter Pannish. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter Pan , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Peter Pan (see Peter Pan n.) + -ish suffix¹. Resembling or suggestive of Peter Pan, esp. not fully grown up, childlike, immature. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] > immature adult young-old1558 overgrown1669 Peter Panish1914 ungrown-up1937 Peter Panic1962 1914 ‘I. Hay’ Knight on Wheels (ed. 2) xiv. 143 Mr. Mablethorpe remained as incorrigibly Peter Pannish as ever. Although his hair was whitening..he declined to grow up. 1958 Listener 12 June 987/3 The Peter-Panish English is not entirely the fault of the translator. 1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal i. 2 The governor general is a peter-pannish component of the Canadian body politic, surrogate of a constitutional monarchy. 2001 Premiere Mar. 112/1 This levity is well-served by Logue's full-bodied..performance as a Peter Panish teacher-lothario. Derivatives Peter ˈPanishness n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > immaturity in adult Peter-Pannery1919 Peter Panishness1928 Peter Panic1934 1928 F. E. Baily Golden Vanity xvi. 252 They were all in the early twenties except Joe, and he had an eternal Peter Pan-ish-ness which made the passage of time as marked by the calendar quite immaterial in his case. 1993 Spy (N.Y.) Jan. 58/2 There was a Peter Pan-ishness about him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1914
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