Roxyn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒksi/, U.S.

/ˈrɑksi/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roxy.

Etymology: < Roxy, the nickname of Samuel Lionel Rothafel (1882–1936), American radio and film entrepreneur, who managed the Roxy Theatre in New York (compare quot. 1925; opened in 1927, closed and demolished in 1960).Compare the following earlier evidence for the nickname:1922 Wireless Age June 33 (heading) Making a ‘Party Call’ on S. L. Rothafel. Wherein we thank ‘Roxy’ and his artists for those peppy Sunday evening concerts from the Capitol Theatre.

attributive. Designating a person or thing connected with the Roxy theatre opened in New York in 1927 by Samuel Rothafel.

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Roxy1925

1925 Naugatuck (Connecticut) Daily News 3 June 8/3 Contracts have been closed whereby S. L. Rothafel..is to become head of a new theater, to be known as the Roxy Theater.

1934 I. Gershwin My Paramount-Publix-Roxy Rose in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 224/3 I'd rather pose as Goonya-Goonya Than star as another Roxy petunia!

1940 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 12 July (1964) 84 It's very modern to be taking dramatic criticism although it reminds me vaguely of the school for Roxy ushers.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XV. 868/1 The Roxy theatre,..which opened in 1927 in New York city, with a 6,250 seating capacity, cost $8,000,000.

1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 76 Roxy ending,..the fanfare ending of a song, first used at the Roxy Theatre in New York. The Roxy Ending is sometimes played at the end of a production number, or where majestic fullness is required. (Also Paramount ending, Publix ending).

1990 Rotarian June 29/2 At 17, Sheila became one of the ‘Roxyettes’ at the Roxy Theater in New York.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

roxyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒksi/, U.S.

/ˈrɑksi/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rox v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < rox v. (although this is first attested later) + -y suffix¹. Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records the word as still in use in south Worcestershire in 1903.

English regional (midlands). Now rare.

Of fruit: overripe, almost rotten.

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1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. 620 The fruit being what is called mosy, roxy, or sleepy, nearly synonymous terms, and all signifying fruit beginning to decay.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 185 Roxy, decaying, as fruit or rotten cheese.

1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. Roxy, Over-ripe, very soft, almost rotten. Commonly said of a perishing pear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roxy
释义	Roxyn. Brit. /ˈrɒksi/, U.S. /ˈrɑksi/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roxy. Etymology: < Roxy, the nickname of Samuel Lionel Rothafel (1882–1936), American radio and film entrepreneur, who managed the Roxy Theatre in New York (compare quot. 1925; opened in 1927, closed and demolished in 1960).Compare the following earlier evidence for the nickname:1922 Wireless Age June 33 (heading) Making a ‘Party Call’ on S. L. Rothafel. Wherein we thank ‘Roxy’ and his artists for those peppy Sunday evening concerts from the Capitol Theatre. attributive. Designating a person or thing connected with the Roxy theatre opened in New York in 1927 by Samuel Rothafel. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > film show > a cinema > [adjective] > specific cinema Roxy1925 1925 Naugatuck (Connecticut) Daily News 3 June 8/3 Contracts have been closed whereby S. L. Rothafel..is to become head of a new theater, to be known as the Roxy Theater. 1934 I. Gershwin My Paramount-Publix-Roxy Rose in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 224/3 I'd rather pose as Goonya-Goonya Than star as another Roxy petunia! 1940 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 12 July (1964) 84 It's very modern to be taking dramatic criticism although it reminds me vaguely of the school for Roxy ushers. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XV. 868/1 The Roxy theatre,..which opened in 1927 in New York city, with a 6,250 seating capacity, cost $8,000,000. 1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 76 Roxy ending,..the fanfare ending of a song, first used at the Roxy Theatre in New York. The Roxy Ending is sometimes played at the end of a production number, or where majestic fullness is required. (Also Paramount ending, Publix ending). 1990 Rotarian June 29/2 At 17, Sheila became one of the ‘Roxyettes’ at the Roxy Theater in New York. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). roxyadj. Brit. /ˈrɒksi/, U.S. /ˈrɑksi/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rox v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < rox v. (although this is first attested later) + -y suffix¹. Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records the word as still in use in south Worcestershire in 1903. English regional (midlands). Now rare. Of fruit: overripe, almost rotten. ΚΠ 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. 620 The fruit being what is called mosy, roxy, or sleepy, nearly synonymous terms, and all signifying fruit beginning to decay. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 185 Roxy, decaying, as fruit or rotten cheese. 1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. Roxy, Over-ripe, very soft, almost rotten. Commonly said of a perishing pear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925adj.1833
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