stoepn.

Brit.

/stuːp/,

/stʊp/, U.S.

/stup/,

/stʊp/, South African English

/stuːp/,

/stʊp/

Forms: Also †stoop (cf. stoop n.³).

Etymology: Dutch, related to step n.¹, step v.In the U.S. the Dutch word has been adopted with the anglicized spelling stoop n.¹

South African.

A raised platform or veranda running along the front and sometimes round the sides of a house of Dutch architecture.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > porches, balconies, etc. > [noun] > verandah

veranda1711

piazza1724

stoop1755

stoep1797

porch1819

lanai1823

pial1869

screen porch1889

pendopo1927

sleep-out1941

1797 A. Barnard Let. 10 July in S. Afr. a Cent. Ago (1901) ii. 57 As for the young Dutchmen, I saw hardly any; the young ones prefer smoking their pipes on the stoep.

1798 A. Barnard Jrnl. 21 May in A. W. C. Lindsay Lives of Lindsays (1849) III. 457 Their stoop was covered with a set of large idle boors in their blue jackets, sons of the family—men who do hardly anything beside eating and smoking.

1804 J. Barrow Acc. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–98 II. ii. 104 He..parades the stoop, or raised platform before the door.

1805 Gleanings in Afr. ii. 17 A stone terrace, extending the whole length of the house, and elevated a few feet above the level of the street, is the grand promenade of the family; this is called the Stoop.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. iii. 71 In front of each house, and of the same length, is a paved platform... This platform is called the Stoep (step).

1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. I. 182 The ‘stoep’ is a narrow terrace raised outside most of the Dutch houses, where the owner may, towards evening, be generally seen smoking his pipe.

1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm (1889) ii. vi. 201 On the ‘stoep’ a group of men and boys were smoking.

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Jan. 2/1 On the stoep—that terraced verandah which is the unfailing appendage of a Dutch house—the good wife stands to welcome us.

1939 tr. E. N. Marais's My Friends the Baboons ix. 101 We could follow the whole tragedy step by step from the stoep of Mr. van Heerden's house.

1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo ii. 26 A wide stoep running round three sides in the manner of Karoo houses.

1980 Listener 17 July 66/3 A farmer's wife in Natal..sitting..on the stoep.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

stoep lantern n.

ΚΠ

1971 Het Suid-Western (George, S. Afr.) 14 May 9 Wrought iron porch or stoep lanterns, wired in new condition—R5 each.

stoep plant n.

ΚΠ

1961 Argosy Mar. 20 She attended to her stoep plants.

C2.

stoep-room n. a small room having entrance and exit by the stoep only.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > others

garden room1619

tablinum1715

garden apartment1751

piazza1773

turret-room1803

shed-room1843

hall-room1859

return room1869

mid-place1871

stoep-room1880

sun space1907

1880 H. M. Prichard Friends & Foes xvii. 122 Two very miniature ‘stoep-rooms’, as they are called at the Cape. (Small rooms stolen out of each end of the verandah.)

stoepsitter n. one who habitually sits idly on the stoep of his house.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place

market beaterc1405

market dasher1440

market runner?c1475

benchera1533

bench-whistler1542

bench-babbler1549

Paul's man1616

Paul's-walker1658

benchwarmer1662

round-towner1775

wharf-rat1823

boulevardier1879

sidewalk superintendent1879

bar-loafer1889

stoepsitter1934

beach bum1962

1934 C. P. Swart Africanderisms (typescript) Stoepsitters,..a sluggard or lazy person; sometimes humorously applied by townsmen to farmers, who used to spend much of their time on the stoep, drinking their favourite beverage, coffee.

1948 O. Walker Kaffirs are Lively 92 They don't work. They're stoep-sitters, coffee-tipplers and pipe~spitters.

1972 Sunday Times 24 Sept. 19 Topical remarks, especially by the three ‘stoepsitters’, are made through the play.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stoep
释义	stoepn. Brit. /stuːp/, /stʊp/, U.S. /stup/, /stʊp/, South African English /stuːp/, /stʊp/ Forms: Also †stoop (cf. stoop n.³). Etymology: Dutch, related to step n.¹, step v.In the U.S. the Dutch word has been adopted with the anglicized spelling stoop n.¹ South African. A raised platform or veranda running along the front and sometimes round the sides of a house of Dutch architecture. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > porches, balconies, etc. > [noun] > verandah veranda1711 piazza1724 stoop1755 stoep1797 porch1819 lanai1823 pial1869 screen porch1889 pendopo1927 sleep-out1941 1797 A. Barnard Let. 10 July in S. Afr. a Cent. Ago (1901) ii. 57 As for the young Dutchmen, I saw hardly any; the young ones prefer smoking their pipes on the stoep. 1798 A. Barnard Jrnl. 21 May in A. W. C. Lindsay Lives of Lindsays (1849) III. 457 Their stoop was covered with a set of large idle boors in their blue jackets, sons of the family—men who do hardly anything beside eating and smoking. 1804 J. Barrow Acc. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–98 II. ii. 104 He..parades the stoop, or raised platform before the door. 1805 Gleanings in Afr. ii. 17 A stone terrace, extending the whole length of the house, and elevated a few feet above the level of the street, is the grand promenade of the family; this is called the Stoop. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. iii. 71 In front of each house, and of the same length, is a paved platform... This platform is called the Stoep (step). 1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. I. 182 The ‘stoep’ is a narrow terrace raised outside most of the Dutch houses, where the owner may, towards evening, be generally seen smoking his pipe. 1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm (1889) ii. vi. 201 On the ‘stoep’ a group of men and boys were smoking. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Jan. 2/1 On the stoep—that terraced verandah which is the unfailing appendage of a Dutch house—the good wife stands to welcome us. 1939 tr. E. N. Marais's My Friends the Baboons ix. 101 We could follow the whole tragedy step by step from the stoep of Mr. van Heerden's house. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo ii. 26 A wide stoep running round three sides in the manner of Karoo houses. 1980 Listener 17 July 66/3 A farmer's wife in Natal..sitting..on the stoep. Compounds C1. General attributive. stoep lantern n. ΚΠ 1971 Het Suid-Western (George, S. Afr.) 14 May 9 Wrought iron porch or stoep lanterns, wired in new condition—R5 each. stoep plant n. ΚΠ 1961 Argosy Mar. 20 She attended to her stoep plants. C2. stoep-room n. a small room having entrance and exit by the stoep only. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > others garden room1619 tablinum1715 garden apartment1751 piazza1773 turret-room1803 shed-room1843 hall-room1859 return room1869 mid-place1871 stoep-room1880 sun space1907 1880 H. M. Prichard Friends & Foes xvii. 122 Two very miniature ‘stoep-rooms’, as they are called at the Cape. (Small rooms stolen out of each end of the verandah.) stoepsitter n. one who habitually sits idly on the stoep of his house. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place market beaterc1405 market dasher1440 market runner?c1475 benchera1533 bench-whistler1542 bench-babbler1549 Paul's man1616 Paul's-walker1658 benchwarmer1662 round-towner1775 wharf-rat1823 boulevardier1879 sidewalk superintendent1879 bar-loafer1889 stoepsitter1934 beach bum1962 1934 C. P. Swart Africanderisms (typescript) Stoepsitters,..a sluggard or lazy person; sometimes humorously applied by townsmen to farmers, who used to spend much of their time on the stoep, drinking their favourite beverage, coffee. 1948 O. Walker Kaffirs are Lively 92 They don't work. They're stoep-sitters, coffee-tipplers and pipe~spitters. 1972 Sunday Times 24 Sept. 19 Topical remarks, especially by the three ‘stoepsitters’, are made through the play. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1797
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