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单词 scotchism
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Scotchismn.

Brit. /ˈskɒtʃɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈskɑtʃˌɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Scotch adj., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < Scotch adj. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier Scotticism n. and Scotism n.1
Now rare.
A characteristically Scottish word, phrase, or idiom; = Scotticism n. 1. Cf. Scotism n.1
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Scotism1570
Scotticism1648
Scotchism1737
Norlandismc1795
1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. 231 (note) This is not a Scotch-ism but an Irish-ism.
1848 C. Sedgwick Let. 21 Feb. (1870) 273 A person, who, with Yankeeisms, Scotchisms, Western sayings and some things occasionally bordering on vulgarity, is yet fit for any society.
a1893 J. R. Newall Great & Gen. Courte in Collonie Times (1897) i. 17 The readers of Scott's novels, fifty years ago, used to drop their books and ‘Confound the Scotchisms’.
1913 R. D. Elder Sojourner xvii. 208 Sandy had a fund of shrewd Scotchisms that never ran dry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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