单词 | ready-up |
释义 | ready-upn. Australian colloquial. Now rare. A conspiracy, swindle, or fraud; a fake. Cf. ready v. 4b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > instance of braida1000 fraudc1374 mock1523 brogue1537 flim-flamc1538 imposture1548 lie1560 cozening1576 smoke-hole1580 gullery1598 gull1600 cog1602 coggery1602 fraudulency1630 imposition1632 cheat1649 fourbery1650 prestige1656 sham1677 crimp1684 bite1711 humbug1750 swindle1778 hookum-snivey1781 shim-sham1797 gag1805 intake1808 racket1819 wooden nutmeg1822 sell1838 caper1851 skin game1879 Kaffir bargain1899 swizzle1913 swizz1915 put-on1919 ready-up1924 rort1926 jack-up1945 1924 Truth (Sydney) 27 Apr. 6 Ready up, a fake. 1926 ‘J. Doone’ Timely Tips for New Australians 7 Ready-up, a conspiracy. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. xv. 267 Ready-up, a case in which illegal methods are used to influence the outcome of a decision or an action. 1961 H. R. F. Keating Rush on Ultimate v. 85 I don't accept all the pretences and ready-ups you people put out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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