private eyen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪvᵻt ˈʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪvᵻt ˈaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: private adj.¹, eye n.¹, investigator n.

Etymology: < private adj.¹ + eye n.¹ (compare eye n.¹ 6a), punningly after the initial letter of investigator n. (compare earlier private investigator n. at private adj.¹, adv., and n. Compounds 2).

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. n.

A private detective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in

private detective1857

eye1874

Pinkerton1877

ferret1891

consultant1894

private investigator1894

Sherlock Holmes1896

operative1901

Sherlock1903

Sherlockian1903

Pink1904

peeper1908

private dick1912

op1924

shamus1925

private eye1938

PI1953

peep1974

1938 R. Chandler in Dime Detective June 23/1 We don't use any private eyes in here. So sorry.

1952 P. G. Wodehouse Pigs have Wings i. 20 ‘You mean she's a sleuth?..’ ‘Substantially that, miss. I gather that she leaves the rougher work to her subordinates.’ ‘Still she's a genuine private eye.’

1971 B. Malamud Tenants 25 He felt in the house,..a presence other than himself. Nothing new but who now? Private eye snooping for one cause or another?

1996 Mail on Sunday 28 Apr. (Night & Day Suppl.) 40/4 Here, many private eyes say it has never been harder to investigate a fraud—and never easier to commit one.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to private detectives. Of a novel, film, etc.: dealing with private detectives and their work.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [adjective] > relating to private detection

Pinkerton1874

Pinkertonian1886

Holmesian1929

private eye1946

Sherlock Holmesian1958

Sherlockian1959

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [adjective] > types of novel

picaresque1822

Gothic1825

Minerva press1843

yellow1843

western1846

bluggy1876

cape and sword (also cape and cloak)1898

Mills & Boon1912

straight1936

blockbusting1943

Mills and Boony1946

private eye1946

police procedural1957

thrillerish1957

porno-Gothic1968

romantic1977

neo-noir1986

bonkbusting1993

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types

costumed1851

foreign language1904

first run1910

Keystone1912

photodramatic1914

serial1915

coming of age1919

edge-of-your-seat1922

psychodramatic1927

omnibus1928

straight1936

low-budget1937

no-budget1937

screwball1937

Ealing1939

blockbusting1943

private eye1946

film noir1952

white telephone1952

portmanteau1953

uncut1953

anthology1955

three-D1955

Hammer1958

noir1958

co-production1959

kitchen sink1959

kidult1960

docudrama1961

cinéma vérité1963

maudit1963

filmi1965

indie1968

triple-X1969

XXX1969

drama-documentary1970

cheapie1973

gross-out1973

high concept1973

chopsocky1974

hard R1974

buddy movie1975

sci-fi1977

mondo1979

hack-and-slash1981

microbudget1981

hack-and-slay1982

slice-and-dice1982

fly on the wall1983

psychotronic1983

noirish1985

Mad Max1986

stoner1987

bonkbusting1993

straight to DVD1997

1946 Washington Post 5 July 12 (headline) Capitol's private eye chiller cleverly pits Village and 57th St.

1962 Spectator 1 June 728/3 Ross MacDonald..is a thoroughly competent detective-story writer, specialising in West Coast private-eye stories.

1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo ii. 98 Isn't all research private-eye work, Doctor?

1990 N.Y. Mag. 11 June 108/2 A combination of musical comedy and private-eye films of the 40s, it boasts a funny idea and slews of juicy one-liners.

2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Apr. 33/3 Lionel Essrog is only one of many orphans in the hired-muscle and private-eye service of a smalltime hood.

Derivatives

private-ˈeyeing n. the work of a private detective; investigation or activities characteristic of a private detective; cf. private-eye v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection

private inquiry1856

Sherlocking1920

Sherlock Holmesing1929

private-eyeing1949

1949 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 24 Jan. 10/3 Not only did he relish my lines anent private eyeing but..he is a constant reader of this column.

1954 Washington Post 14 Dec. 17/6 A 31-year-old mother of four children and wife of a probationary detective did a little ‘private eyeing’ of her own yesterday and as a result police trapped a man in the midst of ransacking her neighbor's home.

1964 P. G. Wodehouse Frozen Assets vi. 119 I imagine private-eye-ing is one of those things where you've either got the knack or you haven't.

1998 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 23 Apr. 6 Before this case ends, though, Cordelia's doing things that could put herself on the wrong side of the law. She still has a lot to learn about private-eyeing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	private eye
释义	private eyen.adj. Brit. /ˌprʌɪvᵻt ˈʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈpraɪvᵻt ˈaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: private adj.¹, eye n.¹, investigator n. Etymology: < private adj.¹ + eye n.¹ (compare eye n.¹ 6a), punningly after the initial letter of investigator n. (compare earlier private investigator n. at private adj.¹, adv., and n. Compounds 2). colloquial (originally U.S.). A. n. A private detective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in private detective1857 eye1874 Pinkerton1877 ferret1891 consultant1894 private investigator1894 Sherlock Holmes1896 operative1901 Sherlock1903 Sherlockian1903 Pink1904 peeper1908 private dick1912 op1924 shamus1925 private eye1938 PI1953 peep1974 1938 R. Chandler in Dime Detective June 23/1 We don't use any private eyes in here. So sorry. 1952 P. G. Wodehouse Pigs have Wings i. 20 ‘You mean she's a sleuth?..’ ‘Substantially that, miss. I gather that she leaves the rougher work to her subordinates.’ ‘Still she's a genuine private eye.’ 1971 B. Malamud Tenants 25 He felt in the house,..a presence other than himself. Nothing new but who now? Private eye snooping for one cause or another? 1996 Mail on Sunday 28 Apr. (Night & Day Suppl.) 40/4 Here, many private eyes say it has never been harder to investigate a fraud—and never easier to commit one. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to private detectives. Of a novel, film, etc.: dealing with private detectives and their work. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [adjective] > relating to private detection Pinkerton1874 Pinkertonian1886 Holmesian1929 private eye1946 Sherlock Holmesian1958 Sherlockian1959 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [adjective] > types of novel picaresque1822 Gothic1825 Minerva press1843 yellow1843 western1846 bluggy1876 cape and sword (also cape and cloak)1898 Mills & Boon1912 straight1936 blockbusting1943 Mills and Boony1946 private eye1946 police procedural1957 thrillerish1957 porno-Gothic1968 romantic1977 neo-noir1986 bonkbusting1993 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types costumed1851 foreign language1904 first run1910 Keystone1912 photodramatic1914 serial1915 coming of age1919 edge-of-your-seat1922 psychodramatic1927 omnibus1928 straight1936 low-budget1937 no-budget1937 screwball1937 Ealing1939 blockbusting1943 private eye1946 film noir1952 white telephone1952 portmanteau1953 uncut1953 anthology1955 three-D1955 Hammer1958 noir1958 co-production1959 kitchen sink1959 kidult1960 docudrama1961 cinéma vérité1963 maudit1963 filmi1965 indie1968 triple-X1969 XXX1969 drama-documentary1970 cheapie1973 gross-out1973 high concept1973 chopsocky1974 hard R1974 buddy movie1975 sci-fi1977 mondo1979 hack-and-slash1981 microbudget1981 hack-and-slay1982 slice-and-dice1982 fly on the wall1983 psychotronic1983 noirish1985 Mad Max1986 stoner1987 bonkbusting1993 straight to DVD1997 1946 Washington Post 5 July 12 (headline) Capitol's private eye chiller cleverly pits Village and 57th St. 1962 Spectator 1 June 728/3 Ross MacDonald..is a thoroughly competent detective-story writer, specialising in West Coast private-eye stories. 1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo ii. 98 Isn't all research private-eye work, Doctor? 1990 N.Y. Mag. 11 June 108/2 A combination of musical comedy and private-eye films of the 40s, it boasts a funny idea and slews of juicy one-liners. 2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Apr. 33/3 Lionel Essrog is only one of many orphans in the hired-muscle and private-eye service of a smalltime hood. Derivatives private-ˈeyeing n. the work of a private detective; investigation or activities characteristic of a private detective; cf. private-eye v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection private inquiry1856 Sherlocking1920 Sherlock Holmesing1929 private-eyeing1949 1949 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 24 Jan. 10/3 Not only did he relish my lines anent private eyeing but..he is a constant reader of this column. 1954 Washington Post 14 Dec. 17/6 A 31-year-old mother of four children and wife of a probationary detective did a little ‘private eyeing’ of her own yesterday and as a result police trapped a man in the midst of ransacking her neighbor's home. 1964 P. G. Wodehouse Frozen Assets vi. 119 I imagine private-eye-ing is one of those things where you've either got the knack or you haven't. 1998 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 23 Apr. 6 Before this case ends, though, Cordelia's doing things that could put herself on the wrong side of the law. She still has a lot to learn about private-eyeing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1938
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