单词 | boaty |
释义 | boatyadj. colloquial. 1. Relating to or associated with boats or boating. ΚΠ 1854 Lancet 4 Nov. 371/2 A distressing sensation in the head, which he very emphatically called a ‘boaty feel’. 1917 Young Woman's Jrnl. Aug. 438 We had our lunch after we had anchored and managed to eat heartily although everything smelled ‘boaty’ and some of the passengers had begun to look green. 1985 E. Gundy Disappearance of Gregory Pluckrose vii. 73 It fed my landlubber's ego, feeling the Hale Fellow II in my hands—though of course if anything really boaty were required, they wouldn't have left it to me. 2006 J. D. Becker Lilibet Logs 46 On some obscure level where there's boats, there's sure to be a boaty atmosphere. 2. Interested in or enthusiastic about boats or boating. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > boat racing or race > [adjective] > fond of or addicted to boating boaty1860 boating1868 1860 R. S. Surtees Plain or Ringlets? xiv. 48 Boaty-young gentlemen and horsy-young gentlemen. 1886 Mehalah 66 Mehalah is quite of another kind..She is more boaty than you are. 1908 Rudder Feb. 106/1 In addition having a second oak rubbing moulding, will make the outfit one that will appeal to boaty people. 1993 Times 13 May 35/3 Its oarsmen's prowess has ensured the prevailing view of Trinity Hall as a ‘boaty’ college. 2003 New Yorker 12 May 84/3 I don't know what all those boats are, but, if we were watching at home, Jon Miller..would tell us. He's sort of boaty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1854 |
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