单词 | to be the firstest with the mostest |
释义 | > as lemmasto be the firstest with the mostest 1. The greatest amount or number, the most. Frequently in to be the firstest with the mostest (chiefly U.S.): to dominate a contest by being quicker into action and more powerful than an adversary, rival, etc. (see etymological note). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > the greatest amount or quantity mostOE whole hog1838 mostest1887 whole-hogger1914 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 104 Mostest, farthest; greatest distance. ‘The mostest that he's bin from home is 'bout eighteen miles.’ 1893 Amer. Missionary Apr. 120 I have spent the mostest of my time in trying to teach my own self something. 1949 O. Nash Versus 68 K is for Keeler..The fustest and mostest To hit where they ain't. 1959 Times 14 Sept. 3/5 A great ambition to be there firstest with the mostest. 1971 Engineering Apr. 57 But we make the mostest. 1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 27 July c2 Large companies are leaner than ever before..and have the money to be the ‘firstest with the mostest’ when it counts in new global markets. < as lemmas |
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