stiffyn.

Brit.

/ˈstɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈstɪfi/

Etymology: < stiff adj., n., and adv. + -y suffix⁶.

U.S. slang.

1. A beggar who pretends to be paralysed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > who pretends disability

dummerer1567

dummy1874

stiffy1917

1917 ‘A-No. 1’ From Coast to Coast with Jack London ii. 22 The fellow..was a hobo. He introduced himself as ‘Stiffy Brandon’. His moniker indicated that for a beggar craft he had chosen the one which imposed upon the credulous..the awful affliction of the paralytic.

1956 S. Harris Skid Row, U.S.A. ii. 38 Red Bill was the best stiffy in New York.

2. A naïve or stupid person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton

innocentc1386

greenhead1576

gonyc1580

ninnyhammer1592

chicken1600

loach1605

simplician1605

hichcock1607

smelt1607

foppasty1611

dovea1616

goslinga1616

funge1621

simplicity1633

gewgaw1634

squab1640

simpletonian1652

ninny-whoop1653

softhead1654

foppotee1663

greenhorn1672

sumph1682

sawney1699

sillyton1708

gaby?1746

gobbin?1746

green goose1768

nin-a-kin1787

Jacob1811

green1824

sillikin1832

greeny1834

softhorn1836

sucker1838

softie1850

dope1851

soft1854

verigreen1854

peanut1864

daftie1872

josser1886

naïf1891

yapc1894

barm-stick1924

knobhead1931

sook1933

nig-nog1953

sawn1953

pronk1959

stiffy1965

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [noun] > credulous person

credulous1583

easy weener1604

credulist1616

swallow1625

crediblea1674

camel-swallower1802

gobemouche1818

swallower1821

unphilosopher1829

stiffy1965

1965 Liberator (N.Y.) Aug. 23/1 ‘You a trick, Dan—a stiffy,’ Herman said. ‘You so square Little Orphan Annie could put game on you.’

1965 Liberator (N.Y.) Aug. 23/1 Stacked broads rushed in on the arms of stiffies straight from the cornfields; you know—them cats with the cowboy hats and ice-cream suits. Some stiffs.

1966 C. Keil Urban Blues v. 118 Negro artists who find their way into white concert halls still find it necessary to ‘hip’ those ‘stiffies’ in the audience who insist on clapping their hands in a martial manner.

Draft additions 1993

slang. Chiefly British. A formal invitation, frequently one written on thick card; a blank card on which to write an invitation.

ΚΠ

1980 Sunday Times 20 July 32/2 ‘Here are your Stiffies,’ said the organiser, giving me a wad of party invitations thicker than six chapters of The Rainbow.

1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 15 Nov. 38 ‘Must order the stiffies..immediately.’ Presumably this, decoded, means ‘I must order some invitation cards.’

1993 Times 4 Oct. 14/4 Guests were surprised to find a 26-page wedding list slipped in with the stiffy.

2004 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 4 July 12 A gold-rimmed stiffie for a visit to the Square's supper club arrived and I discovered fellow guests were to be 20 members of the recently formed Gentleman's Club.

Draft additions December 2005

slang. An erection. Cf. hard-on n.

ΚΠ

1983 M. Gee Sole Survivor vi. 60 Pretty hot stuff. Ha, saying it's given you a stiffy. Put a cushion over it, that's right.

1987 A. Maupin Significant Others ii. 17 Her hot Cuban lover with the permanent stiffie.

2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 135/3 It comes in praise of all things penile,..extending through the problems of unwanted stiffies in the gym changing room.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stiffy
释义	stiffyn. Brit. /ˈstɪfi/, U.S. /ˈstɪfi/ Etymology: < stiff adj., n., and adv. + -y suffix⁶. U.S. slang. 1. A beggar who pretends to be paralysed. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > who pretends disability dummerer1567 dummy1874 stiffy1917 1917 ‘A-No. 1’ From Coast to Coast with Jack London ii. 22 The fellow..was a hobo. He introduced himself as ‘Stiffy Brandon’. His moniker indicated that for a beggar craft he had chosen the one which imposed upon the credulous..the awful affliction of the paralytic. 1956 S. Harris Skid Row, U.S.A. ii. 38 Red Bill was the best stiffy in New York. 2. A naïve or stupid person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton innocentc1386 greenhead1576 gonyc1580 ninnyhammer1592 chicken1600 loach1605 simplician1605 hichcock1607 smelt1607 foppasty1611 dovea1616 goslinga1616 funge1621 simplicity1633 gewgaw1634 squab1640 simpletonian1652 ninny-whoop1653 softhead1654 foppotee1663 greenhorn1672 sumph1682 sawney1699 sillyton1708 gaby?1746 gobbin?1746 green goose1768 nin-a-kin1787 Jacob1811 green1824 sillikin1832 greeny1834 softhorn1836 sucker1838 softie1850 dope1851 soft1854 verigreen1854 peanut1864 daftie1872 josser1886 naïf1891 yapc1894 barm-stick1924 knobhead1931 sook1933 nig-nog1953 sawn1953 pronk1959 stiffy1965 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [noun] > credulous person credulous1583 easy weener1604 credulist1616 swallow1625 crediblea1674 camel-swallower1802 gobemouche1818 swallower1821 unphilosopher1829 stiffy1965 1965 Liberator (N.Y.) Aug. 23/1 ‘You a trick, Dan—a stiffy,’ Herman said. ‘You so square Little Orphan Annie could put game on you.’ 1965 Liberator (N.Y.) Aug. 23/1 Stacked broads rushed in on the arms of stiffies straight from the cornfields; you know—them cats with the cowboy hats and ice-cream suits. Some stiffs. 1966 C. Keil Urban Blues v. 118 Negro artists who find their way into white concert halls still find it necessary to ‘hip’ those ‘stiffies’ in the audience who insist on clapping their hands in a martial manner. Draft additions 1993 slang. Chiefly British. A formal invitation, frequently one written on thick card; a blank card on which to write an invitation. ΚΠ 1980 Sunday Times 20 July 32/2 ‘Here are your Stiffies,’ said the organiser, giving me a wad of party invitations thicker than six chapters of The Rainbow. 1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 15 Nov. 38 ‘Must order the stiffies..immediately.’ Presumably this, decoded, means ‘I must order some invitation cards.’ 1993 Times 4 Oct. 14/4 Guests were surprised to find a 26-page wedding list slipped in with the stiffy. 2004 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 4 July 12 A gold-rimmed stiffie for a visit to the Square's supper club arrived and I discovered fellow guests were to be 20 members of the recently formed Gentleman's Club. Draft additions December 2005 slang. An erection. Cf. hard-on n. ΚΠ 1983 M. Gee Sole Survivor vi. 60 Pretty hot stuff. Ha, saying it's given you a stiffy. Put a cushion over it, that's right. 1987 A. Maupin Significant Others ii. 17 Her hot Cuban lover with the permanent stiffie. 2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 135/3 It comes in praise of all things penile,..extending through the problems of unwanted stiffies in the gym changing room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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