prick-me-daintyn.adj.

Brit.

/prɪkmɪˈdeɪnti/, U.S.

/ˌprɪkmiˈdeɪn(t)i/, Scottish English

/prɪkmɪˈdentɪ/

Forms: 1500s pricke-me-daintie, 1500s prick-me-daintie, 1500s prycke-me-denty, 1500s prycke-my-dante, 1500s 1900s– prick-me-dainty, 1800s prig-my-dainty, 1900s– prick-ma-dainty (English regional (Cumberland)); Scottish 1800s prick-ma-dainty, 1800s prick-ma-denty, 1800s prick-my-dainty, 1800s prig-me-dainty, 1800s– prick-me-dainty.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prick v., me pron.¹, dainty adj.

Etymology: < prick v. (compare prick v. 13) + me pron.¹ + dainty adj.

In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern).

A. n.

A person who is excessively or affectedly precise or fastidious about dress or personal appearance; a dandy. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. records this sense as still in use in Moray in 1966.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy

popa1500

miniona1513

prick-me-daintya1529

puppy?1544

velvet-coat1549

skipjack1554

coxcomb1567

musk cat?1567

physbuttocke1570

Adonis?1571

Adon1590

foretop1597

musk-cod1600

pretty fellow1600

sparkc1600

spangle-baby1602

flash1605

barber-monger1608

cocoloch1610

dapperling1611

fantastica1613

feather-cock1612

trig1612

jack-a-dandy?1617

gimcrack1623

satinist1639

powder puffa1653

fop1676

prig1676

foplinga1681

cockcomb1684

beau garçona1687

shape1688

duke1699

nab1699

smirk1699

beau1700

petty master1706

moppet1707

Tom Astoner1707

dapper1709

petit maître1711

buck1725

toupee1727

toupet1728

toupet-man1748

jemmy1753

jessamy1753

macaroni1764

majoc1770

monkeyrony1773

dandyc1780

elegant1780

muscadin1794

incroyable1797

beauty man1800

bang-up1811

natty1818

ruffian1818

exquisite1819

heavy swell1819

marvellous1819

bit of stuff1828

merveilleux1830

fat1832

squirt1844

dandyling1846

ineffable1859

guinea pig1860

Dundreary swell1862

masher1872

dude1877

mash1879

dudette1883

dand1886

heavy gunner1890

posh1890

nut1904

smoothie1929

fancy-pants1930

saga boy1941

fancy Dan1943

a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 582 There was a pryckemedenty, Sat lyke a seynty, And began to paynty, As thoughe she would faynty.

1548 A. Bacon tr. B. Ochino Serm. sig. Aij If any prety pryckemydantes shal happen to spy a note in thys godly labour.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iii. sig. C.iiij^v Mary then prickmedaintie come toste me a fig.

1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. vi. f. 39^v As some nyce dames & Prickmedainties..curiously combe & bring theyr hayres into a curled fashion and crysped lockes.

1898 E. W. Hamilton Mawkin of Flow vi. 75 She..took it to be one of her young prick-me-dainties coming a-jinking after her.

1900 W. Dickinson & E. W. Prevost Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (rev. ed.) 74 Prick-ma-dainty, a pert and showily dressed girl or young man.

B. adj.

Excessively or affectedly precise in matters of dress or personal appearance; excessively particular or fastidious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adjective]

chisa700

estfula1000

esquaymous1303

squeamousc1325

overnicec1350

curiousc1380

dangerousc1386

delicatea1393

preciousc1395

nicec1400

skigc1400

over-delicatea1425

daintethc1430

ticklec1456

quaint1483

dauncha1500

pickinga1500

feat?1529

elegant?1533

queasy1545

fine1546

fine-fingered1549

fastidious?1555

fine-mouthed1559

chary1567

weamish1571

saucy1573

dainty1576

superfine1576

niced1577

overcurious1579

nicing1581

fineish1582

prick-me-dainty1583

daint1590

finical1592

tiptoe-nice1593

nice1594

nicking1598

choice1601

squeamish1608

marchpane1609

hypercritical1611

particular1616

finicking1661

overcritical1667

just so1696

penurious1703

fal-lal1747

ogertful1754

nackety1756

quiddling1789

pernickety1808

pershittie1808

taffety1814

hypercritic1820

faddy1824

finicky1825

meticulous1827

daintified1834

squeamy1838

picksome1855

choosey1862

picky1867

hyperaesthetic1879

persnickety1885

précieux1891

perskeet1897

tasty1905

Nice Nelly1922

perfectionist1942

snicketya1960

perfectionistic1968

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 143 When thy prickemedaintie Cornelius, shallbee vncased of his vaine vizarde [etc.].

1820 J. Hogg in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 392 One can't think the blacksmith had been jealous Of any of these prig-my-dainty fellows.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. xii. 274 It's an ill world since sic prick-my-dainty doings came in fashion.

1856 C. North Noctes III. 313 I may be able to amuse you by an exposure of some of the betises of this prick-ma-dainty reviewer.

1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady vii. 67 What a high-bendit, prickmadenty lady he had in his mind's eye.

1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 241 Prick-me-dainty, finical.

1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Boston, MA) (Nexis) 15 June (Home Forum section) 20 Scots are still as prickmedainty as ever about their pronunciation and phraseology.

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

单词	prick-me-dainty
释义	prick-me-daintyn.adj. Brit. /prɪkmɪˈdeɪnti/, U.S. /ˌprɪkmiˈdeɪn(t)i/, Scottish English /prɪkmɪˈdentɪ/ Forms: 1500s pricke-me-daintie, 1500s prick-me-daintie, 1500s prycke-me-denty, 1500s prycke-my-dante, 1500s 1900s– prick-me-dainty, 1800s prig-my-dainty, 1900s– prick-ma-dainty (English regional (Cumberland)); Scottish 1800s prick-ma-dainty, 1800s prick-ma-denty, 1800s prick-my-dainty, 1800s prig-me-dainty, 1800s– prick-me-dainty. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prick v., me pron.¹, dainty adj. Etymology: < prick v. (compare prick v. 13) + me pron.¹ + dainty adj. In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A. n. A person who is excessively or affectedly precise or fastidious about dress or personal appearance; a dandy. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. records this sense as still in use in Moray in 1966. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy popa1500 miniona1513 prick-me-daintya1529 puppy?1544 velvet-coat1549 skipjack1554 coxcomb1567 musk cat?1567 physbuttocke1570 Adonis?1571 Adon1590 foretop1597 musk-cod1600 pretty fellow1600 sparkc1600 spangle-baby1602 flash1605 barber-monger1608 cocoloch1610 dapperling1611 fantastica1613 feather-cock1612 trig1612 jack-a-dandy?1617 gimcrack1623 satinist1639 powder puffa1653 fop1676 prig1676 foplinga1681 cockcomb1684 beau garçona1687 shape1688 duke1699 nab1699 smirk1699 beau1700 petty master1706 moppet1707 Tom Astoner1707 dapper1709 petit maître1711 buck1725 toupee1727 toupet1728 toupet-man1748 jemmy1753 jessamy1753 macaroni1764 majoc1770 monkeyrony1773 dandyc1780 elegant1780 muscadin1794 incroyable1797 beauty man1800 bang-up1811 natty1818 ruffian1818 exquisite1819 heavy swell1819 marvellous1819 bit of stuff1828 merveilleux1830 fat1832 squirt1844 dandyling1846 ineffable1859 guinea pig1860 Dundreary swell1862 masher1872 dude1877 mash1879 dudette1883 dand1886 heavy gunner1890 posh1890 nut1904 smoothie1929 fancy-pants1930 saga boy1941 fancy Dan1943 a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 582 There was a pryckemedenty, Sat lyke a seynty, And began to paynty, As thoughe she would faynty. 1548 A. Bacon tr. B. Ochino Serm. sig. Aij If any prety pryckemydantes shal happen to spy a note in thys godly labour. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iii. sig. C.iiij^v Mary then prickmedaintie come toste me a fig. 1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. vi. f. 39^v As some nyce dames & Prickmedainties..curiously combe & bring theyr hayres into a curled fashion and crysped lockes. 1898 E. W. Hamilton Mawkin of Flow vi. 75 She..took it to be one of her young prick-me-dainties coming a-jinking after her. 1900 W. Dickinson & E. W. Prevost Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (rev. ed.) 74 Prick-ma-dainty, a pert and showily dressed girl or young man. B. adj. Excessively or affectedly precise in matters of dress or personal appearance; excessively particular or fastidious. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adjective] chisa700 estfula1000 esquaymous1303 squeamousc1325 overnicec1350 curiousc1380 dangerousc1386 delicatea1393 preciousc1395 nicec1400 skigc1400 over-delicatea1425 daintethc1430 ticklec1456 quaint1483 dauncha1500 pickinga1500 feat?1529 elegant?1533 queasy1545 fine1546 fine-fingered1549 fastidious?1555 fine-mouthed1559 chary1567 weamish1571 saucy1573 dainty1576 superfine1576 niced1577 overcurious1579 nicing1581 fineish1582 prick-me-dainty1583 daint1590 finical1592 tiptoe-nice1593 nice1594 nicking1598 choice1601 squeamish1608 marchpane1609 hypercritical1611 particular1616 finicking1661 overcritical1667 just so1696 penurious1703 fal-lal1747 ogertful1754 nackety1756 quiddling1789 pernickety1808 pershittie1808 taffety1814 hypercritic1820 faddy1824 finicky1825 meticulous1827 daintified1834 squeamy1838 picksome1855 choosey1862 picky1867 hyperaesthetic1879 persnickety1885 précieux1891 perskeet1897 tasty1905 Nice Nelly1922 perfectionist1942 snicketya1960 perfectionistic1968 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 143 When thy prickemedaintie Cornelius, shallbee vncased of his vaine vizarde [etc.]. 1820 J. Hogg in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 392 One can't think the blacksmith had been jealous Of any of these prig-my-dainty fellows. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. xii. 274 It's an ill world since sic prick-my-dainty doings came in fashion. 1856 C. North Noctes III. 313 I may be able to amuse you by an exposure of some of the betises of this prick-ma-dainty reviewer. 1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady vii. 67 What a high-bendit, prickmadenty lady he had in his mind's eye. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 241 Prick-me-dainty, finical. 1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Boston, MA) (Nexis) 15 June (Home Forum section) 20 Scots are still as prickmedainty as ever about their pronunciation and phraseology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1529
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