单词 | statu quo-ite |
释义 | statu quo-iten. Chiefly humorous. Now rare. A person who favours the existing state of affairs; spec. one who believes that human society remains in more or less the same state throughout history, neither progressing nor deteriorating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] > person mumpsimus1530 inveteratist1715 reactionary1799 statu quo-ite1816 retrograde1825 redneck1830 stationary1831 stick-in-the-mud1832 reactionist1834 retrogradist1836 retrogressionist1848 mountainy man1851 misoneist1891 reactionarist1907 blimp1934 Neanderthal1966 hard hat1970 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall i. 6 These four persons were, Mr. Foster, the perfectibilian; Mr. Escot, the deteriorationist; Mr. Jenkison, the statu-quo-ite; and the Reverend Doctor Gaster. 1851 Morning Chron. 14 Oct. 4/3 Mankind..is divided into three classes—the perfectibilians, the statu-quoites, and the deteriorationists. 1931 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 79 594 Mr. E. M. Fry's Village Clubhouse..may leave the young enthusiast cool, but should be balm to the considerable army of statu-quo-ites. DerivativesΚΠ 1826 H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies 197 There is so much statuquoitism in the old colonies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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