单词 | rufty-tufty |
释义 | rufty-tuftyadj.int. Now rare. A. adj. Rumbustious, boisterous; rough, tough. Cf. earlier rifty tufty adv. colloquial and regional in later use. Apparently unattested between the 17th and 20th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] thristec897 bolda1000 keen1297 apert1330 smartc1400 malaperta1425 overbolda1425 affronted1485 saucy1511 impertinata1525 over-familiar1529 pert1535 cocket1537 cockapert1556 contumelious1561 impudent1563 brass-bold1582 pertlike1582 paughtya1586 audacious1586 copped1597 effronted1598 petulant1598 dortya1605 rufty-tufty1606 facy1607 snappish1608 bold-faceda1616 over-pert1621 impertinent1631 procacious1660 insolent1678 calleting1691 effrontuousa1734 imperent1771 free1775 sassy1799 pawky1809 iron-sideda1825 gilpie1835 cheeky1838 fresh1843 snouty1858 nebby1873 gay1889 nebsy1894 nervy1896 brass neck1925 facety1928 facey1929 brass-necked1935 chutzpadik1959 1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher v. sig. H2 Were I as Vince is, I would handle you In ruftie tuftie wise, in your right kinde. 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. i. 72 Rufty-tufty... Rough; boisterous; indecent. 1917 Dial. Notes 4 216 There were no rufty-tufty boys in my school. 1998 A. Sears Uphill all Way iii. 47 Insisting that people take showers—and I thought it was meant to be a ruffty-tuffty yacht race! An exclamation of surprise mixed with mild disapproval at some course of action considered frolicsome or flighty; = heyday int., hoity-toity int. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > expressions of disapproval [interjection] fie1297 avoyc1300 spyc1315 comec1450 tuta1529 oh1533 hum1598 rufty-tufty1606 aroint thee!1608 hoot1681 boo1778 hoots1824 boo hoo1825 now, now1847 aw1852 tch1898 tsk1947 1606 Wily Beguilde 9 Lelia. Ile pranke my selfe with flowers of the prime, And thus Ile spend away my primerose time. Nurse. Ruftie, tuftie, are you so frolicke? O that you knew as much as I doe, twould coole you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.1606 |
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