smithereensn.

Brit.

/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/, U.S.

/ˌsmɪðəˈrinz/, Irish English

/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/

Forms: 1700s– smithereens, 1800s smidhereens, 1800s smithareens, 1800s smitherines (English regional (Lincolnshire)), 1800s smitherins (English regional (Lancashire and Lincolnshire)), 1800s–1900s smiddereens, 1800s– smithireens, 1800s– smidereens.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or perhaps a borrowing from Irish. Etymons: smithers n.; Irish smidiríní, smiodairíní.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) an alteration (with insertion of -een suffix²) of smithers n. (although this is first attested later), or perhaps (ii) < Irish smidiríní, smiodairíní (plural) small fragments (although this is first attested later: 1904 or earlier; < smiodar fragment (of uncertain origin, and perhaps itself < English) + -ín -een suffix² + -í, plural ending), with substitution of the plural ending with English -s.With the possibility of an English origin (see (i) above) compare Irish English (Wexford) smaddereen (a1827 or earlier), variant of smattering n. Compare also Orkney Scots smutherin , smitherin small piece or amount (20th cent.). With in smithereens compare Irish ina smidiríní in small fragments, shattered. With the form smitherins perhaps compare -in , variant of -ing suffix¹; with the form smitherines perhaps compare -ine suffix¹.

Originally Irish English.

1. With plural agreement. Tiny fragments, small pieces. Also figurative.Attested earliest in to cut into smithereens at Phrases.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment > fragments > small

fritters1686

smithereens1795

crunches1839

smithers1845

shivereens1855

jam-rag1869

1795 W. Macready Bank Note ii. 17 I join you with all my heart,—and wish he was hang'd, shot, cut in smithereens.

1827 G. Griffin Tales Munster Festivals II. 30 Down she an her quern came tumblen into the middle of 'em and whack upon the head o' Feardia,..an med smithereens of him.

1846 New Monthly Mag. June 184 Jugs, mugs, and bottles, all in smithereens on the floor.

1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 16 The sun went bang, with smithereens of birds bursting in all directions.

1958 J. Kesson White Bird Passes ix. 123 Crushed beer bottles bejewelled the dump. Jags of emeralds still uncut, glistering through smithereens of crockery, myriad-coloured.

1986 R. McGough Blazing Fruit (1990) 218 Like a vacuum-cleaner on heat You careered hither and thither Sucking up the smithereens Of half-digested chat.

2008 A. J. Brown Michael & Monkey King v. 28 Precious china crashed to the floor in smithereens.

2. In singular, in form smithereen. A tiny fragment, a little bit. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment

shreddingc950

brucheOE

shredc1000

brokec1160

truncheonc1330

scartha1340

screedc1350

bruisinga1382

morsel1381

shedc1400

stumpc1400

rag?a1425

brokalyc1440

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brokelette1538

sheavec1558

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jaga1658

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discerption1685

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chitling1843

1841 G. Stanley in Metropolitan Aug. 107/1 ‘Have you been able to remember those facts about Gabriel Jones?’ ‘Not a smithereen, your honour.’

1871 Peterson's Mag. Dec. 431/2 I never saw a smithereen of his money.

1920 H. Dickson Old Reliable in Afr. xxvi. 251 There isn't a smithereen of difference between this naked negro of the Nile and you—or me.

1998 I. Dury Passing Show in J. Drury Ian Dury & Blockheads (2003) 251 And what we think we know to what is really so Is but a smithereen of what it might have been.

2005 Asian Woman Feb. 67 A catchy blend of underground hip-hop, a dose of dancehall rawness, a smithereen of reggae and a sprinkle of female British Asian attitude.

Phrases

to knock, smash, blow, cut, etc., to (also into) smithereens: to knock, smash, blow up, etc., into tiny fragments; also figurative.

ΚΠ

1795 W. Macready Bank Note ii. 17 I join you with all my heart,—and wish he was hang'd, shot, cut in smithereens.

1841 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland III. 303 The sun..split it into smithereens.

1861 C. F. Bromley Woman's Wanderings 189 A celestial worthy..whose prowess and exploits..seem to have beaten Saint George and the dragon quite to smithereens.

1883 W. Black Shandon Bells xxxiii He'd have knocked the whole town to smithereens.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Dec. 22/6 A substantial charge of dynamite—enough, in fact, to blast the bridge to smithereens.

1961 J. I. Packer Evangelism & Sovereignty of God ii. 31 Books like Deuteronomy and Isaiah and John's Gospel and Romans smash it [sc. a man-centred outlook] to smithereens.

1976 Time 27 Dec. 36/3 The result is another kind of supernova, a fantastic explosion that blows the star to smithereens.

2015 T. Merry & J. Buttriss Four Waifs on Doorstep vii. 80 He just went ballistic,..throwing his breakfast bowl, full of cereal, onto the tiled floor, so it smashed into smithereens.

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

单词	smithereens
释义	smithereensn. Brit. /ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/, U.S. /ˌsmɪðəˈrinz/, Irish English /ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/ Forms: 1700s– smithereens, 1800s smidhereens, 1800s smithareens, 1800s smitherines (English regional (Lincolnshire)), 1800s smitherins (English regional (Lancashire and Lincolnshire)), 1800s–1900s smiddereens, 1800s– smithireens, 1800s– smidereens. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or perhaps a borrowing from Irish. Etymons: smithers n.; Irish smidiríní, smiodairíní. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) an alteration (with insertion of -een suffix²) of smithers n. (although this is first attested later), or perhaps (ii) < Irish smidiríní, smiodairíní (plural) small fragments (although this is first attested later: 1904 or earlier; < smiodar fragment (of uncertain origin, and perhaps itself < English) + -ín -een suffix² + -í, plural ending), with substitution of the plural ending with English -s.With the possibility of an English origin (see (i) above) compare Irish English (Wexford) smaddereen (a1827 or earlier), variant of smattering n. Compare also Orkney Scots smutherin , smitherin small piece or amount (20th cent.). With in smithereens compare Irish ina smidiríní in small fragments, shattered. With the form smitherins perhaps compare -in , variant of -ing suffix¹; with the form smitherines perhaps compare -ine suffix¹. Originally Irish English. 1. With plural agreement. Tiny fragments, small pieces. Also figurative.Attested earliest in to cut into smithereens at Phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment > fragments > small fritters1686 smithereens1795 crunches1839 smithers1845 shivereens1855 jam-rag1869 1795 W. Macready Bank Note ii. 17 I join you with all my heart,—and wish he was hang'd, shot, cut in smithereens. 1827 G. Griffin Tales Munster Festivals II. 30 Down she an her quern came tumblen into the middle of 'em and whack upon the head o' Feardia,..an med smithereens of him. 1846 New Monthly Mag. June 184 Jugs, mugs, and bottles, all in smithereens on the floor. 1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 16 The sun went bang, with smithereens of birds bursting in all directions. 1958 J. Kesson White Bird Passes ix. 123 Crushed beer bottles bejewelled the dump. Jags of emeralds still uncut, glistering through smithereens of crockery, myriad-coloured. 1986 R. McGough Blazing Fruit (1990) 218 Like a vacuum-cleaner on heat You careered hither and thither Sucking up the smithereens Of half-digested chat. 2008 A. J. Brown Michael & Monkey King v. 28 Precious china crashed to the floor in smithereens. 2. In singular, in form smithereen. A tiny fragment, a little bit. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment shreddingc950 brucheOE shredc1000 brokec1160 truncheonc1330 scartha1340 screedc1350 bruisinga1382 morsel1381 shedc1400 stumpc1400 rag?a1425 brokalyc1440 brokeling1490 mammocka1529 brokelette1538 sheavec1558 shard1561 fragment1583 segment1586 brack1587 parcel1596 flaw1607 fraction1609 fracture1641 pash1651 frustillation1653 hoof1655 arrachement1656 jaga1658 shattering1658 discerption1685 scar1698 twitter1715 frust1765 smithereens1841 chitling1843 1841 G. Stanley in Metropolitan Aug. 107/1 ‘Have you been able to remember those facts about Gabriel Jones?’ ‘Not a smithereen, your honour.’ 1871 Peterson's Mag. Dec. 431/2 I never saw a smithereen of his money. 1920 H. Dickson Old Reliable in Afr. xxvi. 251 There isn't a smithereen of difference between this naked negro of the Nile and you—or me. 1998 I. Dury Passing Show in J. Drury Ian Dury & Blockheads (2003) 251 And what we think we know to what is really so Is but a smithereen of what it might have been. 2005 Asian Woman Feb. 67 A catchy blend of underground hip-hop, a dose of dancehall rawness, a smithereen of reggae and a sprinkle of female British Asian attitude. Phrases to knock, smash, blow, cut, etc., to (also into) smithereens: to knock, smash, blow up, etc., into tiny fragments; also figurative. ΚΠ 1795 W. Macready Bank Note ii. 17 I join you with all my heart,—and wish he was hang'd, shot, cut in smithereens. 1841 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland III. 303 The sun..split it into smithereens. 1861 C. F. Bromley Woman's Wanderings 189 A celestial worthy..whose prowess and exploits..seem to have beaten Saint George and the dragon quite to smithereens. 1883 W. Black Shandon Bells xxxiii He'd have knocked the whole town to smithereens. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Dec. 22/6 A substantial charge of dynamite—enough, in fact, to blast the bridge to smithereens. 1961 J. I. Packer Evangelism & Sovereignty of God ii. 31 Books like Deuteronomy and Isaiah and John's Gospel and Romans smash it [sc. a man-centred outlook] to smithereens. 1976 Time 27 Dec. 36/3 The result is another kind of supernova, a fantastic explosion that blows the star to smithereens. 2015 T. Merry & J. Buttriss Four Waifs on Doorstep vii. 80 He just went ballistic,..throwing his breakfast bowl, full of cereal, onto the tiled floor, so it smashed into smithereens. 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