qualien.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒli/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑli/,

/ˈkwɔli/, Scottish English

/ˈkwɔlɪ/

Forms: 1900s– qualie, 1900s– qualy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: qualifying adj., qualifier n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < qual- (in either qualifying adj. or qualifier n.) + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial.

A. n.

1. Scottish (chiefly Glasgow). Also with capital initial. A qualifying examination for a secondary school. Now historical.Children who passed the examination, taken at 12 years of age, qualified for a Senior Secondary school as opposed to the more vocationally-based Junior Secondary, until the introduction of the comprehensive system of education in 1965.

ΚΠ

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xiii. 293 A single couplet from Glasgow constitutes the poetry of this festival: Back, to school, back to school, Pass your qualy and that's the rule.

1977 A. Bold in T. Royle Jock Tamson's Bairns 8 If a pupil did tolerably well in the ‘qualie’ he or she went to the local Senior Secondary School.

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Feb. 8 The conversation at the reunion turned to..the Scottish education system as it was then, and how it is now. Old girl Christine Jardine was there to discuss the ‘qualy’, the two-tier system, [etc.].

2015 T. M. Johnsson Trust but Few xi. 51 By the time Erik was due to move up from Wishaw Primary, the Qualie had been abolished and comprehensive education had been introduced.

2. Tennis. Frequently in plural. A qualifying round of a tournament. Also in later use: a qualifying stage in any sport or competition.

ΚΠ

1979 Quest (Ambassador Internat. Cultural Foundation) June 42/1 Injuries had dragged Edmondson's ranking to 139, and now even he had to make a showing in the qualies.

1988 M. Mewshaw Playing Away 171 Much as he might not like playing qualies, he needed them to regain his timing and match-toughness.

2009 Global Broadcast Database: 5 WPTV News (Nexis) 21 Feb. Ryan Sweeting won a qualie today.

2016 Independent (Nexis) 10 Nov. With a wet qualy [qualifying] or a wet start to the grand prix, it just opens the door..for Lewis to get back in the game.

B. adj. (attributive).

Chiefly in Tennis. Of or relating to a qualifying round of a tournament or other competition; qualifying.

ΚΠ

1979 Quest (Ambassador Internat. Cultural Foundation) June 43 (caption) A qualie match at the Bank of England Club at Roehampton.

2011 straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com 25 Aug. (O.E.D. Archive) Essential point: don't think qualie competitors aren't good players.

2014 L. Tabak In Real Life i. ii. 14 They pick one of my favorite maps, Horizons, and I'm quickly in the zone, coasting by a half-dozen decent players. My sixth qualie match goes fast.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	qualie
释义	qualien.adj. Brit. /ˈkwɒli/, U.S. /ˈkwɑli/, /ˈkwɔli/, Scottish English /ˈkwɔlɪ/ Forms: 1900s– qualie, 1900s– qualy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: qualifying adj., qualifier n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < qual- (in either qualifying adj. or qualifier n.) + -y suffix⁶. colloquial. A. n. 1. Scottish (chiefly Glasgow). Also with capital initial. A qualifying examination for a secondary school. Now historical.Children who passed the examination, taken at 12 years of age, qualified for a Senior Secondary school as opposed to the more vocationally-based Junior Secondary, until the introduction of the comprehensive system of education in 1965. ΚΠ 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xiii. 293 A single couplet from Glasgow constitutes the poetry of this festival: Back, to school, back to school, Pass your qualy and that's the rule. 1977 A. Bold in T. Royle Jock Tamson's Bairns 8 If a pupil did tolerably well in the ‘qualie’ he or she went to the local Senior Secondary School. 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Feb. 8 The conversation at the reunion turned to..the Scottish education system as it was then, and how it is now. Old girl Christine Jardine was there to discuss the ‘qualy’, the two-tier system, [etc.]. 2015 T. M. Johnsson Trust but Few xi. 51 By the time Erik was due to move up from Wishaw Primary, the Qualie had been abolished and comprehensive education had been introduced. 2. Tennis. Frequently in plural. A qualifying round of a tournament. Also in later use: a qualifying stage in any sport or competition. ΚΠ 1979 Quest (Ambassador Internat. Cultural Foundation) June 42/1 Injuries had dragged Edmondson's ranking to 139, and now even he had to make a showing in the qualies. 1988 M. Mewshaw Playing Away 171 Much as he might not like playing qualies, he needed them to regain his timing and match-toughness. 2009 Global Broadcast Database: 5 WPTV News (Nexis) 21 Feb. Ryan Sweeting won a qualie today. 2016 Independent (Nexis) 10 Nov. With a wet qualy [qualifying] or a wet start to the grand prix, it just opens the door..for Lewis to get back in the game. B. adj. (attributive). Chiefly in Tennis. Of or relating to a qualifying round of a tournament or other competition; qualifying. ΚΠ 1979 Quest (Ambassador Internat. Cultural Foundation) June 43 (caption) A qualie match at the Bank of England Club at Roehampton. 2011 straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com 25 Aug. (O.E.D. Archive) Essential point: don't think qualie competitors aren't good players. 2014 L. Tabak In Real Life i. ii. 14 They pick one of my favorite maps, Horizons, and I'm quickly in the zone, coasting by a half-dozen decent players. My sixth qualie match goes fast. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1959
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