shickeryadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈʃɪkəri/, U.S.

/ˈʃɪkəri/

Forms: 1800s shickerry (Irish English), 1800s– shickery.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. An etymological connection with the later shicker adj. is unlikely, since Yiddish shiker or its Hebrew etymon only have senses relating to alcohol and drunkenness, not to shabbiness or shakiness.

slang.

A. adj.

Shabby; rickety; shaky. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > dilapidated or ruinous > rickety

seely1562

crazy1583

ramshackled1675

creachy1715

rickly1715

rickety1741

palsified1775

shackling1790

ramshackling1815

paralytic1824

rackety1824

rattletrap1824

cocklety1828

ramshackle1830

shickery?1833

shackly1843

shattery1844

shaky1850

ramshackly1857

cockly1859

rachitic1864

ruckly1866

tumble-over1883

palsied1889

rattle-bag1896

shauchly1896

bockety1902

ruggy1929

rickety-rackety1931

ropy1942

?1833 Convivialist 181 In London Town there once did dwell, A broken, kneed-y thread-bare swell..The shickery gent of Rotten Row.

1836 Champion 6 Nov. 61/4 Blackwood has put up a large beam this month aganst the shickery walls of the House of Peers.

1878 ‘R. Boldrewood’ in Town & Country Jrnl. 26 Jan. 170/1 Old Tom had a goodish cheque this time, and was at it a week afore I come in. He was rayther shickerry.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms III. xv. 220 Four panels of shickery two-rail fence.

1938 Mudgee (New S. Wales) Guardian 24 Nov. 4/3 The animals developed a real ‘shickery’ gait.

†B. adv.

Shabbily; badly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adverb]

poorlyc1230

badlyc1400

meanly1550

inferiorly1605

indifferently1676

queerly1699

awfully1815

shickery1851

shoddily1899

terribly1906

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 424/1 There's another sort who carry on the crocussing business [sc. business of being a quack], but on a small scale; they're..called hedge crocusses... But as the hedge crocus is shickery togged, he makes poorly out.

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 91 Shickery, shabby, badly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shickery
释义	shickeryadj.adv. Brit. /ˈʃɪkəri/, U.S. /ˈʃɪkəri/ Forms: 1800s shickerry (Irish English), 1800s– shickery. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. An etymological connection with the later shicker adj. is unlikely, since Yiddish shiker or its Hebrew etymon only have senses relating to alcohol and drunkenness, not to shabbiness or shakiness. slang. A. adj. Shabby; rickety; shaky. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > dilapidated or ruinous > rickety seely1562 crazy1583 ramshackled1675 creachy1715 rickly1715 rickety1741 palsified1775 shackling1790 ramshackling1815 paralytic1824 rackety1824 rattletrap1824 cocklety1828 ramshackle1830 shickery?1833 shackly1843 shattery1844 shaky1850 ramshackly1857 cockly1859 rachitic1864 ruckly1866 tumble-over1883 palsied1889 rattle-bag1896 shauchly1896 bockety1902 ruggy1929 rickety-rackety1931 ropy1942 ?1833 Convivialist 181 In London Town there once did dwell, A broken, kneed-y thread-bare swell..The shickery gent of Rotten Row. 1836 Champion 6 Nov. 61/4 Blackwood has put up a large beam this month aganst the shickery walls of the House of Peers. 1878 ‘R. Boldrewood’ in Town & Country Jrnl. 26 Jan. 170/1 Old Tom had a goodish cheque this time, and was at it a week afore I come in. He was rayther shickerry. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms III. xv. 220 Four panels of shickery two-rail fence. 1938 Mudgee (New S. Wales) Guardian 24 Nov. 4/3 The animals developed a real ‘shickery’ gait. †B. adv. Shabbily; badly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adverb] poorlyc1230 badlyc1400 meanly1550 inferiorly1605 indifferently1676 queerly1699 awfully1815 shickery1851 shoddily1899 terribly1906 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 424/1 There's another sort who carry on the crocussing business [sc. business of being a quack], but on a small scale; they're..called hedge crocusses... But as the hedge crocus is shickery togged, he makes poorly out. 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 91 Shickery, shabby, badly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.?1833
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