sit-up-and-begadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɪtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈbɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˌsɪdˌəpənˈbɛɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sit v., up adv.², and conj.¹, beg v.

Etymology: < sit v. + up adv.² + and conj.¹ + beg v., after to sit up and beg at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.Compare earlier use of the verb phrase to sit up and beg at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1 with reference to riding a motorbike:1919 W. H. Berry New Traffic (Aircraft) viii. 46 Our gallant youth is quite prepared..to make his seventy miles per hour motor-bike sit-up-and-beg as he would put it.

British.

A. adj.

1. Designating an upright posture or sitting position, esp. in a vehicle.

ΚΠ

1931 Western Daily Press (Bristol) 24 July 9/5 The old-fashioned motor-cycles had very high handlebars (giving a ‘sit-up-and-beg’ attitude).

1968 New Scientist 3 Oct. 8/2 The pilot is thus in a sit-up-and-beg attitude.

1991 Times 16 Aug. 27/2 The old-fashion ‘sit up and beg’ driving position is an irritation.

2. Designating a bicycle which, owing to its relatively high handlebars, must be ridden in an upright sitting position. Also (and in earliest use): designating the handlebars of such a bicycle. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle > types of bicycle

cushioned1891

cushion-tired1891

free-wheeled1900

sit-up-and-beg1936

recumbent1968

1936 Western Daily Press (Bristol) 29 Oct. 4/4 In the old days people rode ‘bolt upright’ on a high machine with upturned ‘sit-up-and-beg’ handlebars.

1954 Country Life 21 Oct. 1340/1 The sit-up-and-beg bicycle for the elderly lady.

1973 G. Talbot Ten Seconds from Now xvi. 200 He rode, incongruously, in a vintage, sit-up-and-beg, hearse-like black limousine.

2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 xviii. 454 I saw him in the distance, his distinctive flat-footed pedalling propelling his ancient sit up and beg cycle.

B. n.

A bicycle which, owing to its relatively high handlebars, must be ridden in an upright sitting position.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle

forty-four1821

roadster1875

rear-steerer1882

pneumatic1890

path-racer1896

featherweight1901

free-wheeler1908

fairy cycle1920

superbike1935

sit-up-and-beg1939

bakfiets1956

high-riser1965

all-terrain cycle1970

chopper1971

mountain bike1972

shopper1973

mixte1975

BMX1978

cruiser1978

ojek1983

boda boda1995

e-bike1998

fixie2001

ghost bike2004

1939 Daily Mail 3 June 5/2 The rides are specially organised for the ordinary cyclist, so get out your ‘sit-up-and-beg’ and have a day in the country.

1977 New Society 21 Apr. 123/3 Petrol prices went up 120 per cent..and Britain busted out in bicycles. Desk slaves dragged out old sit-up-and-begs.

2020 @MirandaFrance1 14 May in twitter.com (accessed 9 June) You see people dressed up, wearing high heels.., pottering along on a sit-up-and-beg—that's the kind of cyclist I'd like to be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sit-up-and-beg
释义	sit-up-and-begadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɪtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈbɛɡ/, U.S. /ˌsɪdˌəpənˈbɛɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sit v., up adv.², and conj.¹, beg v. Etymology: < sit v. + up adv.² + and conj.¹ + beg v., after to sit up and beg at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.Compare earlier use of the verb phrase to sit up and beg at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1 with reference to riding a motorbike:1919 W. H. Berry New Traffic (Aircraft) viii. 46 Our gallant youth is quite prepared..to make his seventy miles per hour motor-bike sit-up-and-beg as he would put it. British. A. adj. 1. Designating an upright posture or sitting position, esp. in a vehicle. ΚΠ 1931 Western Daily Press (Bristol) 24 July 9/5 The old-fashioned motor-cycles had very high handlebars (giving a ‘sit-up-and-beg’ attitude). 1968 New Scientist 3 Oct. 8/2 The pilot is thus in a sit-up-and-beg attitude. 1991 Times 16 Aug. 27/2 The old-fashion ‘sit up and beg’ driving position is an irritation. 2. Designating a bicycle which, owing to its relatively high handlebars, must be ridden in an upright sitting position. Also (and in earliest use): designating the handlebars of such a bicycle. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle > types of bicycle cushioned1891 cushion-tired1891 free-wheeled1900 sit-up-and-beg1936 recumbent1968 1936 Western Daily Press (Bristol) 29 Oct. 4/4 In the old days people rode ‘bolt upright’ on a high machine with upturned ‘sit-up-and-beg’ handlebars. 1954 Country Life 21 Oct. 1340/1 The sit-up-and-beg bicycle for the elderly lady. 1973 G. Talbot Ten Seconds from Now xvi. 200 He rode, incongruously, in a vintage, sit-up-and-beg, hearse-like black limousine. 2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 xviii. 454 I saw him in the distance, his distinctive flat-footed pedalling propelling his ancient sit up and beg cycle. B. n. A bicycle which, owing to its relatively high handlebars, must be ridden in an upright sitting position. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle forty-four1821 roadster1875 rear-steerer1882 pneumatic1890 path-racer1896 featherweight1901 free-wheeler1908 fairy cycle1920 superbike1935 sit-up-and-beg1939 bakfiets1956 high-riser1965 all-terrain cycle1970 chopper1971 mountain bike1972 shopper1973 mixte1975 BMX1978 cruiser1978 ojek1983 boda boda1995 e-bike1998 fixie2001 ghost bike2004 1939 Daily Mail 3 June 5/2 The rides are specially organised for the ordinary cyclist, so get out your ‘sit-up-and-beg’ and have a day in the country. 1977 New Society 21 Apr. 123/3 Petrol prices went up 120 per cent..and Britain busted out in bicycles. Desk slaves dragged out old sit-up-and-begs. 2020 @MirandaFrance1 14 May in twitter.com (accessed 9 June) You see people dressed up, wearing high heels.., pottering along on a sit-up-and-beg—that's the kind of cyclist I'd like to be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1931
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