bowfn.adj.

Brit.

/baʊf/, U.S.

/baʊf/, Scottish English

/bʌʊf/

Forms: 1900s– bowf, 1900s– bowff.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably an expressive formation. Perhaps compare Scots regional (north-eastern) bouff large clumsy person (1866 or earlier), or Scots bouff to bark, to cough (1804 or earlier), although there is no obvious semantic connection. Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by bowfing adj.

Scottish colloquial.

A. n.

An unpleasant smell; a stink. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > fetid smells

stenchc893

reekeOE

weffea1300

stink1382

fise14..

smeek?c1425

fist1440

fetorc1450

stew1487

moisture1542

putor1565

pouant1602

funk1606

graveolence1623

hogo1654

whiff1668

fogo1794

stythe1823

malodour1825

pen and ink1859

body scent1875

pong1900

niffa1903

hum1906

taint1927

honk1953

bowf1985

stank1996

1985 M. Munro Patter 12 A bowf is an offensive smell and a honkin bowf is an extreme example.

2007 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 14 Jan. 28 The bowf of hypocrisy from critics of the Faslane protests.

2010 @SuzieSpacedust 24 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Why does the surrounding area around my house always smell so foosty? This crescent is a lavvy. What a honkin' bowf.

B. adj.

Bad, inferior; unpleasant, horrible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective]

evil971

lowc1175

poor?c1225

feeblec1275

vilea1300

petty1372

unthende1377

secondary1386

petitc1390

unmeeta1393

illa1400

commonc1400

coarse1424

indigent1426

unlikelyc1450

lesser1464

gross1474

naughty1526

inferior1531

reprobate?1545

slender1577

unlikely1578

puny1579

under1580

wooden1592

sordid1596

puisne1598

provant1601

subministrant1604

inferious1607

sublunary1624

indifferent1638

undermatched1642

unworthy1646

underly1648

turncoated1650

female1652

undergraduate1655

farandinical1675

baddishc1736

ungenerous1745

understrapping1762

tinnified1794

demi-semi1805

shabby1805

dicky1819

poor white1821

tin-pot1838

deterior1848

substandard1850

crumby1859

cheesy1863

po'1866

not-quite1867

rocky1873

mouldy1876

low-grade1878

sketchy1878

midget1879

junky1880

ullaged1892

abysmal1904

bodgie1905

junk1908

crap1936

ropy1941

bodger1945

two-star1951

tripey1955

manky1958

schlocky1960

cack1978

wank1991

bowf1994

1994 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) at Bouf [Edinburgh] I never watch it [sc. a television programme]—because it's bowf.

2002 Evening News (Edinburgh) 23 Jan. 13 It tastes bowff.

2010 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 3 Sept. 20 I'm just jealous because I'm a bowff baker.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bowf
释义	bowfn.adj. Brit. /baʊf/, U.S. /baʊf/, Scottish English /bʌʊf/ Forms: 1900s– bowf, 1900s– bowff. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably an expressive formation. Perhaps compare Scots regional (north-eastern) bouff large clumsy person (1866 or earlier), or Scots bouff to bark, to cough (1804 or earlier), although there is no obvious semantic connection. Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by bowfing adj. Scottish colloquial. A. n. An unpleasant smell; a stink. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > fetid smells stenchc893 reekeOE weffea1300 stink1382 fise14.. smeek?c1425 fist1440 fetorc1450 stew1487 moisture1542 putor1565 pouant1602 funk1606 graveolence1623 hogo1654 whiff1668 fogo1794 stythe1823 malodour1825 pen and ink1859 body scent1875 pong1900 niffa1903 hum1906 taint1927 honk1953 bowf1985 stank1996 1985 M. Munro Patter 12 A bowf is an offensive smell and a honkin bowf is an extreme example. 2007 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 14 Jan. 28 The bowf of hypocrisy from critics of the Faslane protests. 2010 @SuzieSpacedust 24 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Why does the surrounding area around my house always smell so foosty? This crescent is a lavvy. What a honkin' bowf. B. adj. Bad, inferior; unpleasant, horrible. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] evil971 lowc1175 poor?c1225 feeblec1275 vilea1300 petty1372 unthende1377 secondary1386 petitc1390 unmeeta1393 illa1400 commonc1400 coarse1424 indigent1426 unlikelyc1450 lesser1464 gross1474 naughty1526 inferior1531 reprobate?1545 slender1577 unlikely1578 puny1579 under1580 wooden1592 sordid1596 puisne1598 provant1601 subministrant1604 inferious1607 sublunary1624 indifferent1638 undermatched1642 unworthy1646 underly1648 turncoated1650 female1652 undergraduate1655 farandinical1675 baddishc1736 ungenerous1745 understrapping1762 tinnified1794 demi-semi1805 shabby1805 dicky1819 poor white1821 tin-pot1838 deterior1848 substandard1850 crumby1859 cheesy1863 po'1866 not-quite1867 rocky1873 mouldy1876 low-grade1878 sketchy1878 midget1879 junky1880 ullaged1892 abysmal1904 bodgie1905 junk1908 crap1936 ropy1941 bodger1945 two-star1951 tripey1955 manky1958 schlocky1960 cack1978 wank1991 bowf1994 1994 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) at Bouf [Edinburgh] I never watch it [sc. a television programme]—because it's bowf. 2002 Evening News (Edinburgh) 23 Jan. 13 It tastes bowff. 2010 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 3 Sept. 20 I'm just jealous because I'm a bowff baker. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1985
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