bowfingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbaʊfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbaʊfɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈbʌʊfɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– bouffin Brit.

/ˈbaʊfɪn/, U.S.

/ˈbaʊfɪn/, Scottish English

/ˈbʌʊfɪn/, 1900s– boufing, 1900s– bouwfing, 1900s– bowffin, 1900s– bowfin, 1900s– bowfing.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bowf n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < bowf n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier bogging adj.

Scottish colloquial.

Foul-smelling, stinking. Also more generally: unpleasant, horrible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective]

foul-stinkingOE

poignantc1387

rammishc1395

rank1479

reekya1500

puanta1529

unsavoury1539

uglyc1540

contagious1547

noisome1559

fulsome1576

fetid1599

nasty1601

unsweet1605

rammy1607

stenchful1615

stinkardly1616

rancid1627

reeking1629

pungent1644

olidous1646

stenching1654

graveolent1657

maleolent1657

virous1661

olid1680

ranciduous1688

feculent1703

virose1756

stenchy1757

infragrant1813

inodorous1823

nosy1836

malodorous1850

unfragrant1858

smelly1862

cacodorous1863

stinky1888

funked out1893

niffya1903

whiffy1905

pongy1936

fresh1966

minging1970

bogging1973

bowfing1983

honking1985

1983 C. Macafee Glasgow Gloss. 157 Boufing, smelly.

1996 D. McLean in H. Ritchie New Sc. Writing 188 Sonia, she's a fucking dog, she's bowfing. I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire.

1999 P. Foy in New Writing Scotl. 17 49 His breath is a bit oan the bowfin side.

2018 @nicknack2573 10 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Tried to use frozen sprouts for my vodka as there wasn't any ice. Bouffin.

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

单词	bowfing
释义	bowfingadj. Brit. /ˈbaʊfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbaʊfɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈbʌʊfɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– bouffin Brit. /ˈbaʊfɪn/, U.S. /ˈbaʊfɪn/, Scottish English /ˈbʌʊfɪn/, 1900s– boufing, 1900s– bouwfing, 1900s– bowffin, 1900s– bowfin, 1900s– bowfing. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bowf n., -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently < bowf n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier bogging adj. Scottish colloquial. Foul-smelling, stinking. Also more generally: unpleasant, horrible. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective] foul-stinkingOE poignantc1387 rammishc1395 rank1479 reekya1500 puanta1529 unsavoury1539 uglyc1540 contagious1547 noisome1559 fulsome1576 fetid1599 nasty1601 unsweet1605 rammy1607 stenchful1615 stinkardly1616 rancid1627 reeking1629 pungent1644 olidous1646 stenching1654 graveolent1657 maleolent1657 virous1661 olid1680 ranciduous1688 feculent1703 virose1756 stenchy1757 infragrant1813 inodorous1823 nosy1836 malodorous1850 unfragrant1858 smelly1862 cacodorous1863 stinky1888 funked out1893 niffya1903 whiffy1905 pongy1936 fresh1966 minging1970 bogging1973 bowfing1983 honking1985 1983 C. Macafee Glasgow Gloss. 157 Boufing, smelly. 1996 D. McLean in H. Ritchie New Sc. Writing 188 Sonia, she's a fucking dog, she's bowfing. I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire. 1999 P. Foy in New Writing Scotl. 17 49 His breath is a bit oan the bowfin side. 2018 @nicknack2573 10 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Tried to use frozen sprouts for my vodka as there wasn't any ice. Bouffin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1983
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