† quisbyn.

Forms: 1700s–1800s quisby, 1800s quizby.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiz n., -by suffix.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < quiz n. (although the semantic connection is unclear) + -by suffix. Compare quisby adj.

slang. Obsolete.

A wretch; an idle person. doing quisby: idling, not working.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer

lurdanc1330

player1340

moochera1425

loon?c1450

lounger?a1513

idler1534

rest man1542

holiday-woman1548

baty bummill1568

bummill baty1568

friar-fly?1577

idol1579

lingerer1579

loll1582

idleby1589

shit-rags1598

blaitie bum1602

idle1635

Lollard1635

loiterer1684

saunterer1688

scobberlotchera1697

bumble1786

quisby1789

waffler1805

shoat1808

loafer1830

bummer1855

dead beat1863

bum1864

scowbanker1864

schnorrer1875

scowbank1881

ikey1906

layabout1932

lie-about1937

spine-basher1946

limer1964

1789 J. O'Keeffe Toy ii. ii. 11 Cou'dn't he push a little feeble old quisby like you, down into a chair?

1823 R. B. Peake Duel i. ii. 9 Take care, you rural quizby—Don't turn it topsey-turvey.

1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 155 He eyes the twaddler who'd enjoin a halt,..Hating..a stop by such a quisby.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 209/2 One morning, when we had been doing ‘quisby’, that is, stopping idle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

quisbyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪzbi/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪzbi/

Forms: 1800s quizby, 1800s– quisby.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quisby n.

Etymology: Apparently < quisby n. Compare -y suffix¹.

slang.

Mean, wretched; destitute; (later also) queer, peculiar; unwell.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adjective]

unledeeOE

sorryOE

evila1131

usellc1175

wanlichec1275

bad1276

sorry1372

meana1375

caitiff1393

loddera1400

woefula1400

foulc1400

wretched1450

meschant?1473

unselc1480

peevisha1522

miser1542

scurvy?1577

forlorn1582

villainous1582

measled1596

lamented1611

thrallfula1618

despicable1635

deplorable1642

so-and-so1656

poorish1657

squalida1660

lamentable1676

mesquina1706

shan1714

execrable1738

quisby1807

hole in the wall1822

measly1847

bum1878

shag-bag1888

snidey1890

pathetic1900

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disordered or out of sorts

out of estatec1400

disordainedc1430

out of order1530

mistempered?1541

untemperate1541

so-soa1592

indisposed1598

discomposed1603

out of sorts1621

disorderly1655

queerish1684

out of one's gears1699

disordered1708

uneasy1725

seedy1729

queer1749

scaly1803

quisby1807

under the weather1827

all nohow1852

toneless1854

nohowish1867

chippy1868

fishy1868

off-colour1876

dicky1883

on-and-offish1888

cheap1891

crook1916

lousy1933

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [adjective] > going bankrupt > bankrupt

decoct1529

bankrupt1565

bankruptlike1625

cracked1632

bursten1638

bankrupted1649

crazy1700

crazed1732

busted1836

quisby1853

sold-out1859

bung1948

bust1964

1807 Narr. Life H. Tufts iii. iv. 316 Quisby gorge, a mean (dirty) fellow.

1848 Ladies' Repository Oct. 316/2 Quisby, ragged; dirty; suspicious.

1853 Househ. Words 8 75/2 To say that a man is without money, or in poverty, some persons remark that he is..quisby, done up.

1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 532 Larson is not so well as he should be—rather quisby about the throat.

1855 Broadway Belle (N.Y.) 29 Oct. 1/3 I have been sherried in this quisby cap [awful place] for ten days.

1892 Punch 12 Mar. 123/1 He's a-looking queer and quisby.

1922 Burlington Mag. July 34/2 The multy donahs with the quisby snitches that pullulate on the lustre teapots..is..all that takes the eye.

1929 Olean (N.Y.) Evening Times 15 Oct. 10/3 The ‘gloak’ (beggar who is ‘quisby’ (broke)).

1986 P. Angadi Done Thing 32 And then he never talks. Sort of makes me go all quisby really.

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

单词	quisby
释义	† quisbyn. Forms: 1700s–1800s quisby, 1800s quizby. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiz n., -by suffix. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < quiz n. (although the semantic connection is unclear) + -by suffix. Compare quisby adj. slang. Obsolete. A wretch; an idle person. doing quisby: idling, not working. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer lurdanc1330 player1340 moochera1425 loon?c1450 lounger?a1513 idler1534 rest man1542 holiday-woman1548 baty bummill1568 bummill baty1568 friar-fly?1577 idol1579 lingerer1579 loll1582 idleby1589 shit-rags1598 blaitie bum1602 idle1635 Lollard1635 loiterer1684 saunterer1688 scobberlotchera1697 bumble1786 quisby1789 waffler1805 shoat1808 loafer1830 bummer1855 dead beat1863 bum1864 scowbanker1864 schnorrer1875 scowbank1881 ikey1906 layabout1932 lie-about1937 spine-basher1946 limer1964 1789 J. O'Keeffe Toy ii. ii. 11 Cou'dn't he push a little feeble old quisby like you, down into a chair? 1823 R. B. Peake Duel i. ii. 9 Take care, you rural quizby—Don't turn it topsey-turvey. 1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 155 He eyes the twaddler who'd enjoin a halt,..Hating..a stop by such a quisby. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 209/2 One morning, when we had been doing ‘quisby’, that is, stopping idle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). quisbyadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪzbi/, U.S. /ˈkwɪzbi/ Forms: 1800s quizby, 1800s– quisby. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quisby n. Etymology: Apparently < quisby n. Compare -y suffix¹. slang. Mean, wretched; destitute; (later also) queer, peculiar; unwell. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adjective] unledeeOE sorryOE evila1131 usellc1175 wanlichec1275 bad1276 sorry1372 meana1375 caitiff1393 loddera1400 woefula1400 foulc1400 wretched1450 meschant?1473 unselc1480 peevisha1522 miser1542 scurvy?1577 forlorn1582 villainous1582 measled1596 lamented1611 thrallfula1618 despicable1635 deplorable1642 so-and-so1656 poorish1657 squalida1660 lamentable1676 mesquina1706 shan1714 execrable1738 quisby1807 hole in the wall1822 measly1847 bum1878 shag-bag1888 snidey1890 pathetic1900 the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disordered or out of sorts out of estatec1400 disordainedc1430 out of order1530 mistempered?1541 untemperate1541 so-soa1592 indisposed1598 discomposed1603 out of sorts1621 disorderly1655 queerish1684 out of one's gears1699 disordered1708 uneasy1725 seedy1729 queer1749 scaly1803 quisby1807 under the weather1827 all nohow1852 toneless1854 nohowish1867 chippy1868 fishy1868 off-colour1876 dicky1883 on-and-offish1888 cheap1891 crook1916 lousy1933 society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [adjective] > going bankrupt > bankrupt decoct1529 bankrupt1565 bankruptlike1625 cracked1632 bursten1638 bankrupted1649 crazy1700 crazed1732 busted1836 quisby1853 sold-out1859 bung1948 bust1964 1807 Narr. Life H. Tufts iii. iv. 316 Quisby gorge, a mean (dirty) fellow. 1848 Ladies' Repository Oct. 316/2 Quisby, ragged; dirty; suspicious. 1853 Househ. Words 8 75/2 To say that a man is without money, or in poverty, some persons remark that he is..quisby, done up. 1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 532 Larson is not so well as he should be—rather quisby about the throat. 1855 Broadway Belle (N.Y.) 29 Oct. 1/3 I have been sherried in this quisby cap [awful place] for ten days. 1892 Punch 12 Mar. 123/1 He's a-looking queer and quisby. 1922 Burlington Mag. July 34/2 The multy donahs with the quisby snitches that pullulate on the lustre teapots..is..all that takes the eye. 1929 Olean (N.Y.) Evening Times 15 Oct. 10/3 The ‘gloak’ (beggar who is ‘quisby’ (broke)). 1986 P. Angadi Done Thing 32 And then he never talks. Sort of makes me go all quisby really. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789adj.1807
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