sky rocketn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪ ˌrɒkɪt/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪ ˌrɑkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, rocket n.⁵

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + rocket n.⁵With sense 1 compare earlier water-rocket n.² 1.

1. A rocket designed to ascend high into the air before exploding; spec. a firework of this type consisting of a thin cylindrical payload attached to a stick, which typically emits a brilliant visual display at the apex of its ascent. Cf. rocket n.⁵ 1. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > rocket

rocket1566

skylight1574

swevel1634

sky rocket1673

1673 A. Dager App. Artific. Fire-works in J. Moore tr. T. Moretti Treat. Artillery 119 (heading) Of the Proportions for the Moulds of Sky Rockets.

1688 N. Luttrell Diary 11 Aug. in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 454 There are various reports how the late fire in Thames street began: some say by carelessnesse; others, by a sky rocket falling amongst hay.

1691 J. Dryden in J. Harris Mistakes Prol. sig. A3 He's no high Flyer—he makes no sky Rockets, His Squibbs are only levell'd at your Pockets.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3805/8 The Ships..made a very Glorious Show at Night,..some firing several Sky-Rockets.

1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iv. 136 Six sky rockets, fixed on one stick, and fired together, make a grand and beautiful appearance.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xiii. 182 At last I obtained a grumbling assent to my going on shore, and off I went like a sky-rocket.

1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 230 The composition in a sky-rocket, which is required to burn on a graduated scale.

1893 Advance (Chicago) 3 Aug. 591/2 Such successors seldom report in such sky-rocket style after about six months of successorism.

1913 Pop. Mech. May 651/2 A man in New York recently tried to go up in the air on the top of a huge skyrocket.

1952 Changing Times July 22/1 Special fireworks, which cost more to ship, are skyrockets, aerial bombs, big Roman candles and salutes.

2015 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 10 Nov. A spent casing of a sky rocket..punched a hole through the conservatory roof.

2. U.S. An enthusiastic cheer imitating the sound of a rocket as it ascends into the air and explodes. Cf. sis-boom-bah n. and int. Now historical.The cheer originated in the Civil War, and is attributed both to the Baltimore City Guard and the Seventh Regiment of New York City; in later use it was particularly associated with Princeton University.

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > shouted applause > at American universities

sky rocket1860

rocket1868

1860 Vanity Fair 10 Mar. 164/1 The City Guard turned out in force..And taught the Seventh something new—That cheer—the great Sky-Rocket, With his ch-h-h! boom! ah!

1867 Ball Players' Chron. (N.Y.) 25 July 2/2 After cheers had been interchanged, and the Nationals had let off a ‘sky rocket’—namely a sort of finish to three cheers, with a ‘hiss—boom—ah!’—an adjournment was had to the clubhouse.

1894 R. H. Davis Eng. Cousins 120 An American misses the rah-rahs, and the skyrocket cries.

1947 G. S. Perry Cities of Amer. 222 He is such a stimulating lecturer that many of his classes are preceded by a ‘skyrocket’: a Wisconsin yell reserved for its heroes.

2009 News-Jrnl. (Daytona Beach, Florida) (Nexis) 10 Apr. 1 c Princeton University's first cheer, ‘Hooray, hooray, hooray! Tiger Siss-boom-ah, Princeton!’ was taken from the ‘skyrocket’ cheer of the Seventh Regiment of New York City.

3. [Rhyming slang.] A pocket. Cf. sky n.¹ 8.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > bag or pouch worn on person > [noun]

pocketc1450

pokea1616

placket1655

sack1699

sock1699

groper1789

kick1851

jewel bag1853

jewellery bag1855

sky rocket1887

sky1890

1887 J. W. Horsley Jottings from Jail i. 3 Come, cows and kisses, put the battle of the Nile on your Barnet Fair, and a rogue and villain in your sky-rocket.

1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 221 ‘'Ave a cigar,’ an' 'e pulls a 'andful outer 'is skyrocket.

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid ix. 98 There's no sense in hanging around in the West End with a cane and Christ knows what else in my sky-rocket.

1962 F. Norman Guntz i. 8 He put the letter in an envelope and..handed it to me. I took it and stuffed it in my sky rocket.

2010 M. Davis Cheap Line xvi. 117 With all that money in his sky rocket he didn't really need to go anywhere near his bank account.

Derivatives

ˈskyrockety adj. resembling or characteristic of a sky rocket; explosive.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing rapidly or sharply

fast-growing1597

skyrocketing1833

skyrockety1856

bounding1887

ballooning1896

mushrooming1954

rocketing1959

1856 Amer. Publishers' Circular & Lit. Gaz. 4 Oct. 602/2 Is he..a thin, sky-rockety piece of humanity, dressed in black, and tipped off with red hair?

1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 348/2 That the sudden and sky-rockety increase last year was unnatural is generally admitted.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Oct. n1 Michaels's reward from NBC after those five skyrockety years: cheap pettiness at contract renewal time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sky rocket
释义	sky rocketn. Brit. /ˈskʌɪ ˌrɒkɪt/, U.S. /ˈskaɪ ˌrɑkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, rocket n.⁵ Etymology: < sky n.¹ + rocket n.⁵With sense 1 compare earlier water-rocket n.² 1. 1. A rocket designed to ascend high into the air before exploding; spec. a firework of this type consisting of a thin cylindrical payload attached to a stick, which typically emits a brilliant visual display at the apex of its ascent. Cf. rocket n.⁵ 1. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > rocket rocket1566 skylight1574 swevel1634 sky rocket1673 1673 A. Dager App. Artific. Fire-works in J. Moore tr. T. Moretti Treat. Artillery 119 (heading) Of the Proportions for the Moulds of Sky Rockets. 1688 N. Luttrell Diary 11 Aug. in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 454 There are various reports how the late fire in Thames street began: some say by carelessnesse; others, by a sky rocket falling amongst hay. 1691 J. Dryden in J. Harris Mistakes Prol. sig. A3 He's no high Flyer—he makes no sky Rockets, His Squibbs are only levell'd at your Pockets. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3805/8 The Ships..made a very Glorious Show at Night,..some firing several Sky-Rockets. 1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iv. 136 Six sky rockets, fixed on one stick, and fired together, make a grand and beautiful appearance. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xiii. 182 At last I obtained a grumbling assent to my going on shore, and off I went like a sky-rocket. 1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 230 The composition in a sky-rocket, which is required to burn on a graduated scale. 1893 Advance (Chicago) 3 Aug. 591/2 Such successors seldom report in such sky-rocket style after about six months of successorism. 1913 Pop. Mech. May 651/2 A man in New York recently tried to go up in the air on the top of a huge skyrocket. 1952 Changing Times July 22/1 Special fireworks, which cost more to ship, are skyrockets, aerial bombs, big Roman candles and salutes. 2015 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 10 Nov. A spent casing of a sky rocket..punched a hole through the conservatory roof. 2. U.S. An enthusiastic cheer imitating the sound of a rocket as it ascends into the air and explodes. Cf. sis-boom-bah n. and int. Now historical.The cheer originated in the Civil War, and is attributed both to the Baltimore City Guard and the Seventh Regiment of New York City; in later use it was particularly associated with Princeton University. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > shouted applause > at American universities sky rocket1860 rocket1868 1860 Vanity Fair 10 Mar. 164/1 The City Guard turned out in force..And taught the Seventh something new—That cheer—the great Sky-Rocket, With his ch-h-h! boom! ah! 1867 Ball Players' Chron. (N.Y.) 25 July 2/2 After cheers had been interchanged, and the Nationals had let off a ‘sky rocket’—namely a sort of finish to three cheers, with a ‘hiss—boom—ah!’—an adjournment was had to the clubhouse. 1894 R. H. Davis Eng. Cousins 120 An American misses the rah-rahs, and the skyrocket cries. 1947 G. S. Perry Cities of Amer. 222 He is such a stimulating lecturer that many of his classes are preceded by a ‘skyrocket’: a Wisconsin yell reserved for its heroes. 2009 News-Jrnl. (Daytona Beach, Florida) (Nexis) 10 Apr. 1 c Princeton University's first cheer, ‘Hooray, hooray, hooray! Tiger Siss-boom-ah, Princeton!’ was taken from the ‘skyrocket’ cheer of the Seventh Regiment of New York City. 3. [Rhyming slang.] A pocket. Cf. sky n.¹ 8. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > bag or pouch worn on person > [noun] pocketc1450 pokea1616 placket1655 sack1699 sock1699 groper1789 kick1851 jewel bag1853 jewellery bag1855 sky rocket1887 sky1890 1887 J. W. Horsley Jottings from Jail i. 3 Come, cows and kisses, put the battle of the Nile on your Barnet Fair, and a rogue and villain in your sky-rocket. 1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 221 ‘'Ave a cigar,’ an' 'e pulls a 'andful outer 'is skyrocket. 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid ix. 98 There's no sense in hanging around in the West End with a cane and Christ knows what else in my sky-rocket. 1962 F. Norman Guntz i. 8 He put the letter in an envelope and..handed it to me. I took it and stuffed it in my sky rocket. 2010 M. Davis Cheap Line xvi. 117 With all that money in his sky rocket he didn't really need to go anywhere near his bank account. Derivatives ˈskyrockety adj. resembling or characteristic of a sky rocket; explosive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing rapidly or sharply fast-growing1597 skyrocketing1833 skyrockety1856 bounding1887 ballooning1896 mushrooming1954 rocketing1959 1856 Amer. Publishers' Circular & Lit. Gaz. 4 Oct. 602/2 Is he..a thin, sky-rockety piece of humanity, dressed in black, and tipped off with red hair? 1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 348/2 That the sudden and sky-rockety increase last year was unnatural is generally admitted. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Oct. n1 Michaels's reward from NBC after those five skyrockety years: cheap pettiness at contract renewal time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673
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