shrewdien.

Brit.

/ˈʃruːdi/, U.S.

/ˈʃrudi/, Australian English

/ˈʃruːdi/, New Zealand English

/ˈʃruːdi/

Forms: Also shrewdy.

Etymology: < shrewd adj. + -ie suffix.

colloquial (originally Australian and New Zealand).

1. A shrewd or cunning person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > person

Yorker1599

ferret1629

Yorkshire bite1801

file1819

gnostic1819

shrewdc1858

shrewd-head1916

shrewdie1916

piss-cutter1935

1916 A. Wright Under Cloud 35 Look here, Wilson, you're not such a shrewdie as you imagine.

1933 E. Partridge Words, Words, Words! iii. 199 Flankenheinrich, to build a ‘flank(ing) Henry’, to show oneself a ‘shrewdy’.

1949 F. Sargeson I saw in my Dream 116 Johnny's a shrewdy.

1956 D. M. Davin Sullen Bell ii. viii. 161 There'd been none of the shrewdies who dug themselves into good hospital jobs.

1967 ‘E. Queen’ Face to Face xx. 95 She couldn't have kept it under wraps indefinitely. Not with a shrewdie like Geegee Guild to account to.

1970 Daily Tel. 14 May 13/5 In the train of each social upheaval in America, like jackals at a carcase, come the shrewdies and hucksters in search of a quick dollar.

1979 J. Drummond I saw him Die ii. 16 ‘A shrewdie, would you say?’ ‘Very shrewd.’

2. A cunning trick. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > a wile or cunning device

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craftOE

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wilea1400

tramc1400

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policy?1406

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compass1540

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agitation1600

subtleship1614

artifice1620

navation1628

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rig1640

lapwing stratagem1676

feint1679

undercraft1691

fly-flap1726

management1736

fakement1811

old tricka1822

fake1829

trickeration1940

swiftie1945

shrewdie1961

1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 27 Everything was as good as he said it was, but I knew he was pulling a shrewdie on me somewhere.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shrewdie
释义	shrewdien. Brit. /ˈʃruːdi/, U.S. /ˈʃrudi/, Australian English /ˈʃruːdi/, New Zealand English /ˈʃruːdi/ Forms: Also shrewdy. Etymology: < shrewd adj. + -ie suffix. colloquial (originally Australian and New Zealand). 1. A shrewd or cunning person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > person Yorker1599 ferret1629 Yorkshire bite1801 file1819 gnostic1819 shrewdc1858 shrewd-head1916 shrewdie1916 piss-cutter1935 1916 A. Wright Under Cloud 35 Look here, Wilson, you're not such a shrewdie as you imagine. 1933 E. Partridge Words, Words, Words! iii. 199 Flankenheinrich, to build a ‘flank(ing) Henry’, to show oneself a ‘shrewdy’. 1949 F. Sargeson I saw in my Dream 116 Johnny's a shrewdy. 1956 D. M. Davin Sullen Bell ii. viii. 161 There'd been none of the shrewdies who dug themselves into good hospital jobs. 1967 ‘E. Queen’ Face to Face xx. 95 She couldn't have kept it under wraps indefinitely. Not with a shrewdie like Geegee Guild to account to. 1970 Daily Tel. 14 May 13/5 In the train of each social upheaval in America, like jackals at a carcase, come the shrewdies and hucksters in search of a quick dollar. 1979 J. Drummond I saw him Die ii. 16 ‘A shrewdie, would you say?’ ‘Very shrewd.’ 2. A cunning trick. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > a wile or cunning device wrenchc888 craftOE turnc1225 ginc1275 play?a1300 enginec1300 wrenkc1325 forsetc1330 sleightc1340 knackc1369 cautel138. subtletya1393 wilea1400 tramc1400 wrinkle1402 artc1405 policy?1406 subtilityc1410 subtiltyc1440 jeopardy1487 jouk1513 pawka1522 frask1524 false point?1528 conveyance1534 compass1540 fineness1546 far-fetch?a1562 stratagem1561 finesse1562 entrapping1564 convoyance1578 lift1592 imagine1594 agitation1600 subtleship1614 artifice1620 navation1628 wimple1638 rig1640 lapwing stratagem1676 feint1679 undercraft1691 fly-flap1726 management1736 fakement1811 old tricka1822 fake1829 trickeration1940 swiftie1945 shrewdie1961 1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 27 Everything was as good as he said it was, but I knew he was pulling a shrewdie on me somewhere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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