sisn.

Brit.

/sɪs/, U.S.

/sɪs/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– sis, 1800s– siss, 1900s– cis, 1900s– ciss, 1900s– suz. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: sister n.

Etymology: Shortened < sister n.

colloquial.

A person's sister. Frequently as a form of address.As a form of address, sometimes used towards an unrelated woman: cf. sister n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > as term of address

girl1562

sis1596

missy1676

little woman1790

birdeen1840

missikins1923

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [noun]

sistereOE

sis1596

tittiea1628

sissy1757

skin and blister1925

1596 T. Lodge Wits Miserie 14 The Plowman that in times past was contented in Russet, must now adaies haue..his garters of fine silke of Granado to meet his Sis on Sunday.

1656 W. Denton Let. 20 Nov. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Commonwealth (1894) ix. 315 We had need call a councell for marryinge and givinge in marriage, you for your sis, she for hers, and I for mine.

1808 Lady Lyttelton Let. 18 Dec. (1912) ii. 53 But oh, Bob, pity your poor Mam and Sis, when they will have to set out on a bleak morning, over such rough, splashy, squashy, jolting and jumbling roads as ours.

1872 C. M. Yonge P's & Q's iii. 19 ‘I knew you were a jolly old sis,’ said Horace with a hug.

1891 M. E. Ryan Pagan of Alleghanies 133 Folks call boys ‘bud’ sometimes, jist like they call girls ‘sis’.

1902 Cent. Mag. May 134/1 I'm goin' to a newer country yet, sis.

1970 M. Walker Prophets for New Day 29 I run down to Sis Avery's.

2015 Decorah (Iowa) Jrnl. (Nexis) 12 Feb. The job of babysitting me—corralling me might be a better way to put it—fell on the shoulders of my big sis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

sisint.

Brit.

/sɪs/, U.S.

/sɪs/, South African English

/sɪs/

Forms: 1800s cess, 1900s– ciss, 1900s– sies, 1900s– sis, 1900s– siss, 1900s– sizz, 1900s– sus.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch and Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch sies, Afrikaans sies.

Etymology: < South African Dutch sies and Afrikaans sies (1844), perhaps < Nama sīs act of breaking wind ( < sī to break wind + -s, suffix forming nouns from verbs).

South African colloquial.

Expressing disgust, contempt, disappointment, or dismay.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > expression of disappointment [interjection]

sis1862

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > exclamation of disgust [interjection]

foȝa1250

fie1297

faugh1542

ough1565

pah1592

pish1592

phah1593

paw1640

poh1650

sis1862

gick1905

ptui1930

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

you wouldn't read about it1950

yeuch1964

barf1966

yuck1966

ick1967

yech1969

1862 A. W. Drayson Tales at Outspan 67 I have lost more cattle from the attacks of hyænas..and as to sheep, cess, I've had nearly a whole flock worried by them.

1909 Cape 30 Apr. 6 Sis for her. She gave me nothing to eat but semalina and kofee.

1959 E. Mphahlele Down Second Avenue 78 ‘Sies!’ grandmother hissed and spat at intervals to show her utter contempt.

1971 Classic 3 No. 4 27 White man [sic]!.. They like our women, but they don't like our men to like theirs. Siss!

2017 Argus Weekend (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 Jan. (Review section) 19 What kind of maniac eats an organ designed to filter toxins from the blood? Sis, man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> see also

> as lemmas

S.I.S. n. Secret Intelligence Service.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > secret service or police

secret service1737

intelligence department1794

secret police1823

security service1918

S.S.1933

S.I.S.1939

intel1961

trade1966

1939 J. Reith Diary 21 Apr. (1975) iv. 227 Meeting in the foreign secretary's room, where I have never been before. Present: Halifax, Chatfield, Hoare, Cadogan, Leeper, CID secretary and Admiral Sinclair, the hush-hush SIS chief.

1964 G. Lyall Most Dangerous Game xiii. 91 You're SIS—one of the Foreign Office boys. What the mob would call The Secret Service.

1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War vii. 63 While my evenings were spent discussing cryptography, my days went in perusing the S.I.S. files.

单词	sis
释义	sisn. Brit. /sɪs/, U.S. /sɪs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– sis, 1800s– siss, 1900s– cis, 1900s– ciss, 1900s– suz. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: sister n. Etymology: Shortened < sister n. colloquial. A person's sister. Frequently as a form of address.As a form of address, sometimes used towards an unrelated woman: cf. sister n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > as term of address girl1562 sis1596 missy1676 little woman1790 birdeen1840 missikins1923 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [noun] sistereOE sis1596 tittiea1628 sissy1757 skin and blister1925 1596 T. Lodge Wits Miserie 14 The Plowman that in times past was contented in Russet, must now adaies haue..his garters of fine silke of Granado to meet his Sis on Sunday. 1656 W. Denton Let. 20 Nov. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Commonwealth (1894) ix. 315 We had need call a councell for marryinge and givinge in marriage, you for your sis, she for hers, and I for mine. 1808 Lady Lyttelton Let. 18 Dec. (1912) ii. 53 But oh, Bob, pity your poor Mam and Sis, when they will have to set out on a bleak morning, over such rough, splashy, squashy, jolting and jumbling roads as ours. 1872 C. M. Yonge P's & Q's iii. 19 ‘I knew you were a jolly old sis,’ said Horace with a hug. 1891 M. E. Ryan Pagan of Alleghanies 133 Folks call boys ‘bud’ sometimes, jist like they call girls ‘sis’. 1902 Cent. Mag. May 134/1 I'm goin' to a newer country yet, sis. 1970 M. Walker Prophets for New Day 29 I run down to Sis Avery's. 2015 Decorah (Iowa) Jrnl. (Nexis) 12 Feb. The job of babysitting me—corralling me might be a better way to put it—fell on the shoulders of my big sis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). sisint. Brit. /sɪs/, U.S. /sɪs/, South African English /sɪs/ Forms: 1800s cess, 1900s– ciss, 1900s– sies, 1900s– sis, 1900s– siss, 1900s– sizz, 1900s– sus. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch and Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch sies, Afrikaans sies. Etymology: < South African Dutch sies and Afrikaans sies (1844), perhaps < Nama sīs act of breaking wind ( < sī to break wind + -s, suffix forming nouns from verbs). South African colloquial. Expressing disgust, contempt, disappointment, or dismay. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > expression of disappointment [interjection] sis1862 the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > exclamation of disgust [interjection] foȝa1250 fie1297 faugh1542 ough1565 pah1592 pish1592 phah1593 paw1640 poh1650 sis1862 gick1905 ptui1930 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 you wouldn't read about it1950 yeuch1964 barf1966 yuck1966 ick1967 yech1969 1862 A. W. Drayson Tales at Outspan 67 I have lost more cattle from the attacks of hyænas..and as to sheep, cess, I've had nearly a whole flock worried by them. 1909 Cape 30 Apr. 6 Sis for her. She gave me nothing to eat but semalina and kofee. 1959 E. Mphahlele Down Second Avenue 78 ‘Sies!’ grandmother hissed and spat at intervals to show her utter contempt. 1971 Classic 3 No. 4 27 White man [sic]!.. They like our women, but they don't like our men to like theirs. Siss! 2017 Argus Weekend (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 Jan. (Review section) 19 What kind of maniac eats an organ designed to filter toxins from the blood? Sis, man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -sissuffix > as lemmas S.I.S. S.I.S. n. Secret Intelligence Service. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > secret service or police secret service1737 intelligence department1794 secret police1823 security service1918 S.S.1933 S.I.S.1939 intel1961 trade1966 1939 J. Reith Diary 21 Apr. (1975) iv. 227 Meeting in the foreign secretary's room, where I have never been before. Present: Halifax, Chatfield, Hoare, Cadogan, Leeper, CID secretary and Admiral Sinclair, the hush-hush SIS chief. 1964 G. Lyall Most Dangerous Game xiii. 91 You're SIS—one of the Foreign Office boys. What the mob would call The Secret Service. 1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War vii. 63 While my evenings were spent discussing cryptography, my days went in perusing the S.I.S. files. extracted from Sn.¹ < n.1596int.1862 see also as lemmas
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