slummockern.

Brit.

/ˈslʌməkə/, U.S.

/ˈsləməkər/, Australian English

/ˈslʌməkə/

Forms: 1800s slommocker, 1800s slummacker, 1900s– slummicker, 1900s slummocker.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: slummock v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < slummock v. (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier slummock n.

colloquial and derogatory (chiefly English regional and Australian). Now rare.

A slovenly, clumsy, or ungainly person.In quot. 1889 used of racehorses.

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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > clumsiness or awkwardness > person

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slummocker1880

1880 Punch 20 Mar. 123/2 To Jack Randall He proved to be not fit to hold a candle. But Ben's a slommocker!

1889 Bell's Life in Queensland 5 Oct. 490/1 This last race will be highly interesting, as the four best trotters, not ‘slummackers’ in Queensland, will start together off scratch.

1905 G. B. Shaw Let. 13 Aug. in A. T. Schwab James Gibbons Huneker (1963) xiii. 167 You really must..have your mind properly trained; you will never be anything but a clever slummocker in America.

1909 Punch 21 July 52/2 He never does anything himself, you know; he's a slummocker!

1940 C. Stead Man who loved Children ix. 413 I have to let that great big slummicker wash the dishes and smash every glass and plate in the house.

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

单词	slummocker
释义	slummockern. Brit. /ˈslʌməkə/, U.S. /ˈsləməkər/, Australian English /ˈslʌməkə/ Forms: 1800s slommocker, 1800s slummacker, 1900s– slummicker, 1900s slummocker. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: slummock v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < slummock v. (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier slummock n. colloquial and derogatory (chiefly English regional and Australian). Now rare. A slovenly, clumsy, or ungainly person.In quot. 1889 used of racehorses. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > clumsiness or awkwardness > person numb hand1850 slummocker1880 1880 Punch 20 Mar. 123/2 To Jack Randall He proved to be not fit to hold a candle. But Ben's a slommocker! 1889 Bell's Life in Queensland 5 Oct. 490/1 This last race will be highly interesting, as the four best trotters, not ‘slummackers’ in Queensland, will start together off scratch. 1905 G. B. Shaw Let. 13 Aug. in A. T. Schwab James Gibbons Huneker (1963) xiii. 167 You really must..have your mind properly trained; you will never be anything but a clever slummocker in America. 1909 Punch 21 July 52/2 He never does anything himself, you know; he's a slummocker! 1940 C. Stead Man who loved Children ix. 413 I have to let that great big slummicker wash the dishes and smash every glass and plate in the house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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