skunk worksn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌŋk wəːks/, U.S.

/ˈskəŋk ˌwərks/

Inflections: Plural unchanged;

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: skunk n., work n.

Etymology: < skunk n. + the plural of work n. (compare sense 21 at that entry), as an alteration of Skonk Works, the name of a fictional factory in Al Capp's ‘L'il Abner’ comic strip (see note).An account of the term's origin is given in B. R. Rich Skunk Works (1994) 112. The original operation was located next to a plastics factory which reminded workers there of the outdoor still called the ‘Skonk Works’ in the ‘L'il Abner’ comic strip by the cartoonist, Al Capp, in which one of the characters, Injun Joe, would make ‘kickapoo joy juice’ from old shoes and dead skunk. Rich says that ‘one day..a designer..picked up a ringing phone and announced, ‘Skonk Works’... Soon everyone was calling it that... In 1960, Capp's publisher objected to our use of Skonk Works, so we changed it to Skunk Works and registered the name and logo as trademarks.’

Originally U.S.

Originally: an engineering and design technical consultancy service provided by the Lockheed Advanced Development Company (see quot. 1981). Hence, in wider use: a small, frequently informal group within an engineering, computing, or other company working, often in secret or in isolation from the rest of the company, on a radical and innovative project. Also: the offices or laboratory in which such work takes place.A proprietary name.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun]

workhouseOE

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skunk works1960

1960 Memorandum: Tiros Photogr. 28 July in www.cia.gov (Central Intelligence Agency: CREST CIA-RDP63-00313A000600150061-3) (O.E.D. Archive) During my last visit with Col. Murphy at the skunk works, I was informed that they either now have or will have shortly a control capability which will permit deletion of a photographic pass.

1962 D. Wise & T. B. Ross U-2 Affair iv. 47 Wilson would have to approve the larger funds involved in building limited quantities of the plane... They decided to take him to the Skunk Works and ‘The Ranch’, the test area at Watertown Strip.

1976 Harvard Business Rev. May 144/2 Before a dollar is spent, a skunk-works staff is indoctrinated to ask, ‘Will it contribute to short-range profit?’

1981 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 Apr. tm425 Lockheed Corporation... Skunk Works. For engineering, technical consulting, and advisory services with respect to designing, building, equipping, and testing commercial and military aircraft and related equipment... First use Jun. 23, 1943; in commerce Jun. 23, 1943.

1991 Harvard Business Rev. July 90/1 While skunkworks typically operate in obscurity, corporate project teams at..Japanese companies are very high profile.

2000 Guardian 23 Nov. (Online section) 13/2 CEOs with a long-range view knew that if even 10% of their skunkworks and laboratory inventions could be brought to market someday, the R&D was well worth the effort.

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

单词	skunk works
释义	skunk worksn. Brit. /ˈskʌŋk wəːks/, U.S. /ˈskəŋk ˌwərks/ Inflections: Plural unchanged; Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: skunk n., work n. Etymology: < skunk n. + the plural of work n. (compare sense 21 at that entry), as an alteration of Skonk Works, the name of a fictional factory in Al Capp's ‘L'il Abner’ comic strip (see note).An account of the term's origin is given in B. R. Rich Skunk Works (1994) 112. The original operation was located next to a plastics factory which reminded workers there of the outdoor still called the ‘Skonk Works’ in the ‘L'il Abner’ comic strip by the cartoonist, Al Capp, in which one of the characters, Injun Joe, would make ‘kickapoo joy juice’ from old shoes and dead skunk. Rich says that ‘one day..a designer..picked up a ringing phone and announced, ‘Skonk Works’... Soon everyone was calling it that... In 1960, Capp's publisher objected to our use of Skonk Works, so we changed it to Skunk Works and registered the name and logo as trademarks.’ Originally U.S. Originally: an engineering and design technical consultancy service provided by the Lockheed Advanced Development Company (see quot. 1981). Hence, in wider use: a small, frequently informal group within an engineering, computing, or other company working, often in secret or in isolation from the rest of the company, on a radical and innovative project. Also: the offices or laboratory in which such work takes place.A proprietary name. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun] workhouseOE officinec1425 shopc1450 working-house1474 working place?1505 frame housea1555 workshop1556 framing house1559 working-shop1566 shophouse1567 frame building1574 operatory1651 shopping1684 officina1832 atelier1882 craft shop1896 skunk works1960 1960 Memorandum: Tiros Photogr. 28 July in www.cia.gov (Central Intelligence Agency: CREST CIA-RDP63-00313A000600150061-3) (O.E.D. Archive) During my last visit with Col. Murphy at the skunk works, I was informed that they either now have or will have shortly a control capability which will permit deletion of a photographic pass. 1962 D. Wise & T. B. Ross U-2 Affair iv. 47 Wilson would have to approve the larger funds involved in building limited quantities of the plane... They decided to take him to the Skunk Works and ‘The Ranch’, the test area at Watertown Strip. 1976 Harvard Business Rev. May 144/2 Before a dollar is spent, a skunk-works staff is indoctrinated to ask, ‘Will it contribute to short-range profit?’ 1981 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 Apr. tm425 Lockheed Corporation... Skunk Works. For engineering, technical consulting, and advisory services with respect to designing, building, equipping, and testing commercial and military aircraft and related equipment... First use Jun. 23, 1943; in commerce Jun. 23, 1943. 1991 Harvard Business Rev. July 90/1 While skunkworks typically operate in obscurity, corporate project teams at..Japanese companies are very high profile. 2000 Guardian 23 Nov. (Online section) 13/2 CEOs with a long-range view knew that if even 10% of their skunkworks and laboratory inventions could be brought to market someday, the R&D was well worth the effort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1960
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