put-downn.adj.²

Brit.

/ˈpʊtdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: put v., down adv.

Etymology: < put v. + down adv., after to put down at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier put-down adj.¹, set-down n. 2.

A. n.

An act of putting a person down (see to put down 3b at put v. Phrasal verbs 1); a humiliating remark or criticism; a snub.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > [noun] > instance of

humiliation1526

snub1748

set-down1780

squabash1818

a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861

throwdown1887

put-down1932

a kick in the pants1933

ass-kicking1943

a kick in the teeth1972

bitch slap1987

1932 Mansfield (Ohio) News 17 July 6/3 (headline) Pickups and putdowns.

1962 J. Baldwin Another Country ii. iv. 335 Flattery will get you nowhere, son. Or is that a subtle put-down?

1974 S. Alsop Stay of Execution ii. 160 He [sc. Dean Acheson] detested silliness, and he was justly famous for his put-downs—when he put down a fool, the fool was left in no doubt that he was a fool.

1986 D. Potter Singing Detective v. 194 Marlow: You look very—nice. But the deliberation of the last word sounds like a put down or an accusation.

1994 S. Pinker Lang. Instinct xii. 398 It's unlikely that Streisand was trying to say that Agassi is au courant or fashionable; that would be a put-down implying shallowness, not a compliment.

2005 B. Pilton Valley v. 48 The regulars erupted in laughter, delighted at such a public put-down of mein host.

B. adj.² (attributive).

1. Designating a place where a person may alight from a vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [adjective] > type of parking facility

off-street1928

put-down1972

1972 G. Lyall Blame the Dead xiv. 100 He'd picked me up at the put-down place for Euston station... It's a one-way underground street.

1995 Courier-Mail (Nexis) 16 Nov. The Gold Coast City Council wants the Government to finish carparks and pick-up/put-down areas.

2. Intended to humiliate or put a person down.

ΚΠ

1973 N.Y. Times 18 Feb. 1. 24/1 He [sc. Trudeau] doesn't rise to bait—with choice epithets and that put-down Gallic shrug of his.

1993 S. L. Delany et al. Having our Say iii. ix. 54 He called Mama ‘auntie’, which was one of the put-down ways white people referred to colored people. They'd call men ‘uncle’ or ‘boy’.

1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 14 You're in robust health, I assure myself (for your age, the put-down parentheses add), but you're not age-proof.

2005 Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. 6 She tells us regularly of ‘put-down’ comments by members of staff.

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

put-downadj.¹

Brit.

/ˌpʊtˈdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈpʊtˈdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English put , put v., down adv.

Etymology: < put, past participle of put v. + down adv., after to put down at put v. Phrasal verbs 1.

rare.

That has been put down (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > laid or put down

submitted1598

put-down1860

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxliii. 126 It ought to be asked in parliament, if parliament was not a put-down thing and a plaything of the minister.

1980 J. L. Carr Month in Country 111 Ink long dry on a put-down pen.

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

单词	put-down
释义	put-downn.adj.² Brit. /ˈpʊtdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: put v., down adv. Etymology: < put v. + down adv., after to put down at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier put-down adj.¹, set-down n. 2. A. n. An act of putting a person down (see to put down 3b at put v. Phrasal verbs 1); a humiliating remark or criticism; a snub. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > [noun] > instance of humiliation1526 snub1748 set-down1780 squabash1818 a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861 throwdown1887 put-down1932 a kick in the pants1933 ass-kicking1943 a kick in the teeth1972 bitch slap1987 1932 Mansfield (Ohio) News 17 July 6/3 (headline) Pickups and putdowns. 1962 J. Baldwin Another Country ii. iv. 335 Flattery will get you nowhere, son. Or is that a subtle put-down? 1974 S. Alsop Stay of Execution ii. 160 He [sc. Dean Acheson] detested silliness, and he was justly famous for his put-downs—when he put down a fool, the fool was left in no doubt that he was a fool. 1986 D. Potter Singing Detective v. 194 Marlow: You look very—nice. But the deliberation of the last word sounds like a put down or an accusation. 1994 S. Pinker Lang. Instinct xii. 398 It's unlikely that Streisand was trying to say that Agassi is au courant or fashionable; that would be a put-down implying shallowness, not a compliment. 2005 B. Pilton Valley v. 48 The regulars erupted in laughter, delighted at such a public put-down of mein host. B. adj.² (attributive). 1. Designating a place where a person may alight from a vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [adjective] > type of parking facility off-street1928 put-down1972 1972 G. Lyall Blame the Dead xiv. 100 He'd picked me up at the put-down place for Euston station... It's a one-way underground street. 1995 Courier-Mail (Nexis) 16 Nov. The Gold Coast City Council wants the Government to finish carparks and pick-up/put-down areas. 2. Intended to humiliate or put a person down. ΚΠ 1973 N.Y. Times 18 Feb. 1. 24/1 He [sc. Trudeau] doesn't rise to bait—with choice epithets and that put-down Gallic shrug of his. 1993 S. L. Delany et al. Having our Say iii. ix. 54 He called Mama ‘auntie’, which was one of the put-down ways white people referred to colored people. They'd call men ‘uncle’ or ‘boy’. 1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 14 You're in robust health, I assure myself (for your age, the put-down parentheses add), but you're not age-proof. 2005 Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. 6 She tells us regularly of ‘put-down’ comments by members of staff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). put-downadj.¹ Brit. /ˌpʊtˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈpʊtˈdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English put , put v., down adv. Etymology: < put, past participle of put v. + down adv., after to put down at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. rare. That has been put down (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > laid or put down submitted1598 put-down1860 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxliii. 126 It ought to be asked in parliament, if parliament was not a put-down thing and a plaything of the minister. 1980 J. L. Carr Month in Country 111 Ink long dry on a put-down pen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.²1932adj.¹1860
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