rat racen.

Brit.

/ˈrat reɪs/, U.S.

/ˈræt ˌreɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rat n.¹, race n.¹

Etymology: < rat n.¹ + race n.¹

1. A race contested by rats. rare.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing other animals > [noun]

rat race1783

maggot-race1792

donkey derby1958

1783 W. Jackson 30 Lett. Var. Subj. II. xxi. 40 The first time I was at a [horse-racing] course, it appeared but as a rat-race.

1851 W. Lennox Percy Hamilton I. v. 151 He was steward of a rat-race..where four of these ‘varmin’, decorated with different coloured ribands, were started for a sweepstakes, round the club-room, before a host of sportsmen.

1919 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 22 Dec. 6/5 Sam, old son, you ought to been along. It was slicker'n a rat-race.

2002 C. H. Daly Rats 46/1 See how quickly your rat learns to navigate the course... Compare these times with those of other rats, in an Ultimate Rat Race.

2. In extended use and figurative.

a. U.S. Military slang and Air Force slang. Any of various manoeuvres or events in which things follow quickly one upon another, esp. a fight or race between planes at close quarters. Now chiefly historical.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > fight between aircraft

dogfight1918

rat race1931

1931 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. 8 They did the snake dance, or rat race as it is sometimes called, and they ended with their four-direction bombing attack.

1933 C. K. Stewart Speech Amer. Airman 86 Rat race, a maneuver performed by Army ships.

1940 Time 16 Dec. 26/3 Veteran fliers blanched when they saw the hourly, crowded ‘rat race’ at Randolph—the close-packed stream of trainers, gliding in to land and take on fresh cadets and instructors.

1944 K. Ayling Bombers 170 The Spitfires went after them in a rat-race, which vanished out of sight.

1964 D. Westheimer Von Ryan's Express 36 A swirling rat race in which Ryan had almost flown into the ground trying to out-maneuver his instructor.

2001 Concord (California) Transcript (Nexis) 24 May c1 There were the rat races: pilots flying the B-17s at a 90-degree angle and then chasing each other.

b. U.S. slang. A dance. Now rare.

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society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun]

treschec1290

hoppingc1330

dancec1385

ball?1605

ballet1657

dancing-match1740

dancing-assembly1765

fandango1766

dancing-party1852

German1853

rag1899

ngoma1905

rat race1937

1937 Amer. Speech 12 74/2 C.C.C. speech... Terms for recreations: rat-race, dance of low-grade nature.

1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 707 The vocabulary of the jazz addict... A dance is a rat-race or cement-mixer.

c. colloquial (originally U.S.). A fiercely competitive race or contest; spec. urban working life regarded as an unremitting struggle for wealth, status, etc. (Now the usual sense.)

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society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > struggle to maintain position in life or work

rat race1937

panier de crabes1951

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > fierce or ruthless

rat race1937

1937 Nebraska State Jrnl. 22 Dec. 9/5 (heading) Cage game [sc. basketball] called ‘rat race’ under new rules.

1938 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 20 June 4/2 They are trying to make possible conditions under which politics may exist as a career instead of a rat-race.

1939 C. Morley Kitty Foyle xxvi. 261 Their own private life gets to be a rat-race.

1954 P. G. Wodehouse & G. R. Bolton Bring on Girls 219 ‘Is anything the matter with you?’ ‘Just the rat-race. I don't quite know why I've been doing it.’

1960 Daily Tel. 18 May 17/7 A spirited criticism of ‘the daily rat race’ to get to work in London.

1986 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Sept. a1 The fly-fishing fever is ruining the once-serene sport. ‘It's a rat race on the river.’

1990 R. Pilcher September i. 15 Angus had worked as a stockbroker in London, but having made his pile, and tiring of the rat race, he had bought Corriehill.

2006 Company Nov. 77/1 I'd first suggested teaching to Sam a few years previously, but, at the time, he couldn't get his head around taking such a big step out of the rat race.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rat race
释义	rat racen. Brit. /ˈrat reɪs/, U.S. /ˈræt ˌreɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rat n.¹, race n.¹ Etymology: < rat n.¹ + race n.¹ 1. A race contested by rats. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing other animals > [noun] rat race1783 maggot-race1792 donkey derby1958 1783 W. Jackson 30 Lett. Var. Subj. II. xxi. 40 The first time I was at a [horse-racing] course, it appeared but as a rat-race. 1851 W. Lennox Percy Hamilton I. v. 151 He was steward of a rat-race..where four of these ‘varmin’, decorated with different coloured ribands, were started for a sweepstakes, round the club-room, before a host of sportsmen. 1919 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 22 Dec. 6/5 Sam, old son, you ought to been along. It was slicker'n a rat-race. 2002 C. H. Daly Rats 46/1 See how quickly your rat learns to navigate the course... Compare these times with those of other rats, in an Ultimate Rat Race. 2. In extended use and figurative. a. U.S. Military slang and Air Force slang. Any of various manoeuvres or events in which things follow quickly one upon another, esp. a fight or race between planes at close quarters. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > fight between aircraft dogfight1918 rat race1931 1931 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. 8 They did the snake dance, or rat race as it is sometimes called, and they ended with their four-direction bombing attack. 1933 C. K. Stewart Speech Amer. Airman 86 Rat race, a maneuver performed by Army ships. 1940 Time 16 Dec. 26/3 Veteran fliers blanched when they saw the hourly, crowded ‘rat race’ at Randolph—the close-packed stream of trainers, gliding in to land and take on fresh cadets and instructors. 1944 K. Ayling Bombers 170 The Spitfires went after them in a rat-race, which vanished out of sight. 1964 D. Westheimer Von Ryan's Express 36 A swirling rat race in which Ryan had almost flown into the ground trying to out-maneuver his instructor. 2001 Concord (California) Transcript (Nexis) 24 May c1 There were the rat races: pilots flying the B-17s at a 90-degree angle and then chasing each other. b. U.S. slang. A dance. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] treschec1290 hoppingc1330 dancec1385 ball?1605 ballet1657 dancing-match1740 dancing-assembly1765 fandango1766 dancing-party1852 German1853 rag1899 ngoma1905 rat race1937 1937 Amer. Speech 12 74/2 C.C.C. speech... Terms for recreations: rat-race, dance of low-grade nature. 1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 707 The vocabulary of the jazz addict... A dance is a rat-race or cement-mixer. c. colloquial (originally U.S.). A fiercely competitive race or contest; spec. urban working life regarded as an unremitting struggle for wealth, status, etc. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > struggle to maintain position in life or work rat race1937 panier de crabes1951 society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > fierce or ruthless rat race1937 1937 Nebraska State Jrnl. 22 Dec. 9/5 (heading) Cage game [sc. basketball] called ‘rat race’ under new rules. 1938 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 20 June 4/2 They are trying to make possible conditions under which politics may exist as a career instead of a rat-race. 1939 C. Morley Kitty Foyle xxvi. 261 Their own private life gets to be a rat-race. 1954 P. G. Wodehouse & G. R. Bolton Bring on Girls 219 ‘Is anything the matter with you?’ ‘Just the rat-race. I don't quite know why I've been doing it.’ 1960 Daily Tel. 18 May 17/7 A spirited criticism of ‘the daily rat race’ to get to work in London. 1986 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Sept. a1 The fly-fishing fever is ruining the once-serene sport. ‘It's a rat race on the river.’ 1990 R. Pilcher September i. 15 Angus had worked as a stockbroker in London, but having made his pile, and tiring of the rat race, he had bought Corriehill. 2006 Company Nov. 77/1 I'd first suggested teaching to Sam a few years previously, but, at the time, he couldn't get his head around taking such a big step out of the rat race. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1783
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