Schweikn.
/ʃwʌɪk/ A person likened to the character of Schweik, pictured as an unlucky and simple-minded but resourceful little man oppressed by higher authorities.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > one who shows respect
honourera1425
respectera1579
Schweik1965
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > deferential > person
Schweik1965
1965 New Statesman 7 May 708/1 The Berlin Battle Groups..paraded in Bebel Square to be given their medals—a bored and happy collection of shuffling, grumbling Schweiks.
Derivatives
Schweik v. (intransitive) to behave in the deferential, crafty manner of Schweik.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)]
to make feasta1325
vail1509
vail1609
to know one's distancea1616
Schweik1973
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > be cunning or act cunningly [verb (intransitive)] > be astute > and deferential
Schweik1973
1973 Libertarian Education xi. 17/2 They will make some kind of bitter psychological adjustment and Schweik their way to retirement.
ˈSchweikism n. behaviour characteristic of a Schweik.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > behaviour characteristic of a Schweik
Schweikism1952
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > deferential
Schweikism1952
1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe vi. 128 They're the expression of a certain reactionary Schweikism which we've seen also in faculty meetings.
ˈSchweikist adj. typical of a Schweik.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective]
worthfulOE
honourablea1393
courteousa1475
respecting1573
respective1579
respectful1593
louting1602
respectuous1610
honouring1614
assenting1752
deferent1822
deferential1822
deferring1829
unscornful1897
Schweikist1968
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > astute > and deferential
Schweikist1968
1968 Economist 14 Sept. 27 Censorship is now operating... In a somewhat Schweikist manner, the Czech papers succeeded in getting around this by reporting, poker-faced and without comment, what the ‘socialist’ press is saying, trusting to their own readers' ability to read between the lines.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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