below the beltadv.adj.

Brit.

/bᵻˌləʊ ðə ˈbɛlt/, U.S.

/bəˌloʊ ðə ˈbɛlt/,

/biˌloʊ ðə ˈbɛlt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., the adj., belt n.¹

Etymology: < below prep. + the adj. + belt n.¹

A. adv.

1. Originally Boxing. With reference to the delivery of an unsporting or illegal blow: below the waist; spec. to the genitals. Cf. low blow n. at low adj. and n.² Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adverb]

below the belt1832

pugilistically1836

1832 Bell's Life in London 1 Apr. Noon's umpire..denied that the blow was foul, although he admitted it was below the belt.

1891 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 485/2 No man might be struck below the belt—the belt in practice being a handkerchief tied tightly round the waist.

1952 Jet 27 Nov. 52 I'll really give him the works—head, elbows, laces, knees, and even a few below the belt.

1971 S. Howatch Penmarric (1972) iv. iv. 427 He hit me below the belt. I jackknifed with the pain.

2014 Connacht Tribune 19 Sept. 6/2 With kickboxing you wear pads and you can't strike below the belt.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. With reference to the performance of an action, the delivery of criticism, etc.: in a deplorably unfair or cruel manner; so as to have a particularly painful or unpleasant effect.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adverb] > unfairly

unevenc1000

unevenly1382

unequallya1599

unequitably1649

unfairly1713

iniquitably1742

unsportsmanlike1754

unsportsmanly1776

below the belt1844

inequitably1857

1844 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 31 Jan. I will freely concede the gentlemen who conduct this prosecution the power and privilege of exercising upon it their ability and ingenuity to the utmost extent;..but if you aim a blow below the belt you outrage the laws of manly combat.

1891 J. Morley in Daily News 27 Oct. 6/3 A hitting below the belt, for which I will venture to say you won't find a parallel in the worst times of our political history.

1911 ‘I. Hay’ Safety Match iii. 39 The suggestion that he..was making a good thing out of his exertions on behalf of his fellow toilers, took him below the belt, he considered.

1950 Washington Post 24 Apr. 10/1 The committee member..was certainly hitting below the belt by introducing this irrelevant material.

2002 Newsweek 11 Mar. 41/2 I'm not answering your questions... You went below the belt.

B. adj.

Deplorably unfair or cruel.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective]

unrighteOE

unrightfulOE

wrongousa1200

wrongfulc1311

unevenc1380

unjustc1384

untrue1393

injustc1430

unreasonablec1440

unduec1450

inique1521

unequal1535

wry1561

undeserved?c1570

justless1578

unrighted1608

unequitable1643

inequitable1667

unfair1724

iniquitablea1734

unsportsmanlike1754

unsportsmanly1776

unsporting1859

below the belt1892

red-hot1896

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > unfair

unmethea1300

unevenc1380

inique1521

unequal1535

unegall1589

unequitable1643

inequitable1667

unfair1713

iniquitablea1734

unsportsmanlike1754

unsportsmanly1776

rough1801

unsporting1859

below the belt1892

red-hot1896

1892 Essex Standard 2 July 5/1 This false accusation is looked upon as a disreputable and below-the-belt attack.

1941 L. A. G. Strong Bay viii. 183 The soft pressure, the below-the-belt, if-you-love-me stuff that women employ so readily.

1965 C. Bukowski Let. 25 Nov. in Screams from Balcony (1998) 228 I don't think it is snitty or below the belt.

2013 M. Lawson Deaths xii. 419 ‘Just like the favour you did your mate by waving through the annual accounts of a company that was almost certainly trading insolvently?’ ‘Below the belt, old boy,’ complains Jonny.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	below the belt
释义	below the beltadv.adj. Brit. /bᵻˌləʊ ðə ˈbɛlt/, U.S. /bəˌloʊ ðə ˈbɛlt/, /biˌloʊ ðə ˈbɛlt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., the adj., belt n.¹ Etymology: < below prep. + the adj. + belt n.¹ A. adv. 1. Originally Boxing. With reference to the delivery of an unsporting or illegal blow: below the waist; spec. to the genitals. Cf. low blow n. at low adj. and n.² Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adverb] below the belt1832 pugilistically1836 1832 Bell's Life in London 1 Apr. Noon's umpire..denied that the blow was foul, although he admitted it was below the belt. 1891 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 485/2 No man might be struck below the belt—the belt in practice being a handkerchief tied tightly round the waist. 1952 Jet 27 Nov. 52 I'll really give him the works—head, elbows, laces, knees, and even a few below the belt. 1971 S. Howatch Penmarric (1972) iv. iv. 427 He hit me below the belt. I jackknifed with the pain. 2014 Connacht Tribune 19 Sept. 6/2 With kickboxing you wear pads and you can't strike below the belt. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. With reference to the performance of an action, the delivery of criticism, etc.: in a deplorably unfair or cruel manner; so as to have a particularly painful or unpleasant effect. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adverb] > unfairly unevenc1000 unevenly1382 unequallya1599 unequitably1649 unfairly1713 iniquitably1742 unsportsmanlike1754 unsportsmanly1776 below the belt1844 inequitably1857 1844 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 31 Jan. I will freely concede the gentlemen who conduct this prosecution the power and privilege of exercising upon it their ability and ingenuity to the utmost extent;..but if you aim a blow below the belt you outrage the laws of manly combat. 1891 J. Morley in Daily News 27 Oct. 6/3 A hitting below the belt, for which I will venture to say you won't find a parallel in the worst times of our political history. 1911 ‘I. Hay’ Safety Match iii. 39 The suggestion that he..was making a good thing out of his exertions on behalf of his fellow toilers, took him below the belt, he considered. 1950 Washington Post 24 Apr. 10/1 The committee member..was certainly hitting below the belt by introducing this irrelevant material. 2002 Newsweek 11 Mar. 41/2 I'm not answering your questions... You went below the belt. B. adj. Deplorably unfair or cruel. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] unrighteOE unrightfulOE wrongousa1200 wrongfulc1311 unevenc1380 unjustc1384 untrue1393 injustc1430 unreasonablec1440 unduec1450 inique1521 unequal1535 wry1561 undeserved?c1570 justless1578 unrighted1608 unequitable1643 inequitable1667 unfair1724 iniquitablea1734 unsportsmanlike1754 unsportsmanly1776 unsporting1859 below the belt1892 red-hot1896 society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > unfair unmethea1300 unevenc1380 inique1521 unequal1535 unegall1589 unequitable1643 inequitable1667 unfair1713 iniquitablea1734 unsportsmanlike1754 unsportsmanly1776 rough1801 unsporting1859 below the belt1892 red-hot1896 1892 Essex Standard 2 July 5/1 This false accusation is looked upon as a disreputable and below-the-belt attack. 1941 L. A. G. Strong Bay viii. 183 The soft pressure, the below-the-belt, if-you-love-me stuff that women employ so readily. 1965 C. Bukowski Let. 25 Nov. in Screams from Balcony (1998) 228 I don't think it is snitty or below the belt. 2013 M. Lawson Deaths xii. 419 ‘Just like the favour you did your mate by waving through the annual accounts of a company that was almost certainly trading insolvently?’ ‘Below the belt, old boy,’ complains Jonny. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1832
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