† titteryn.

Forms: 1700s titery, 1700s tittery, 1700s tityre.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.¹, titter v.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < either titter v.¹ or titter v.² + -y suffix¹.

slang. Obsolete.

Gin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > gin > [noun]

bottled lightning1713

gin1713

royal bob1722

diddle1725

strike-fire1725

tittery1725

max1728

maxim1739

strip-me-naked1751

eye-water1755

sky blue1755

lightning1781

Jacky1800

ribbon1811

Daffy's elixir1821

sweet-stuff1835

tiger's milk1850

juniper1857

cream of the wilderness1858

satin1864

Twankay1900

panther1931

mother's ruin1933

needle and pin1937

1725 G. Smith Compl. Body Distilling i. 49 Geneva hath more several and different names and titles, than any other liquor that is sold here: as double Geneva, royal Geneva, celestial Geneva, Tittery..and has gain'd..universal applause.

1751 T. Gordon Another Cordial II. 14 A Shop where Titery, Quorum, or Gin (call it by what name you will) is sold.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

titteryadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɪtəri/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.², titter n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < titter v.² or titter n.² + -y suffix¹.

That laughs a lot in a tittering way; characterized by tittering. Also: likely to cause people to titter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > giggling > of laughter or voice

giggling1576

tittery1934

1934 San Marino (Calif.) Tribune 2 Feb. 1/3 This wit and savant got his audience in such a tittery mood that when he said, ‘Ladies and gentlemen this is serious,’ they immediately burst into uncontrolled merriment.

1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xxxv. 591 The tittery cackling laugh which she always found so annoying.

1962 E. O'Brien Lonely Girl ii. 23 He would have seen me..saying foolish tittery things to amuse the others.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Style section) c5 Individually, these are nothing but tittery moments. Viewed together, in the grand scheme of ‘Playtime,’ they become uproariously funny.

2007 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 6 Oct. a7 Most of us think consensual sex between adults is a good thing, a pleasurable thing, but we're still as tittery about the subject as was the average Victorian-era parlour maid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tittery
释义	† titteryn. Forms: 1700s titery, 1700s tittery, 1700s tityre. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.¹, titter v.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < either titter v.¹ or titter v.² + -y suffix¹. slang. Obsolete. Gin. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > gin > [noun] bottled lightning1713 gin1713 royal bob1722 diddle1725 strike-fire1725 tittery1725 max1728 maxim1739 strip-me-naked1751 eye-water1755 sky blue1755 lightning1781 Jacky1800 ribbon1811 Daffy's elixir1821 sweet-stuff1835 tiger's milk1850 juniper1857 cream of the wilderness1858 satin1864 Twankay1900 panther1931 mother's ruin1933 needle and pin1937 1725 G. Smith Compl. Body Distilling i. 49 Geneva hath more several and different names and titles, than any other liquor that is sold here: as double Geneva, royal Geneva, celestial Geneva, Tittery..and has gain'd..universal applause. 1751 T. Gordon Another Cordial II. 14 A Shop where Titery, Quorum, or Gin (call it by what name you will) is sold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). titteryadj. Brit. /ˈtɪtəri/, U.S. /ˈtɪdəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.², titter n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < titter v.² or titter n.² + -y suffix¹. That laughs a lot in a tittering way; characterized by tittering. Also: likely to cause people to titter. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > giggling > of laughter or voice giggling1576 tittery1934 1934 San Marino (Calif.) Tribune 2 Feb. 1/3 This wit and savant got his audience in such a tittery mood that when he said, ‘Ladies and gentlemen this is serious,’ they immediately burst into uncontrolled merriment. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xxxv. 591 The tittery cackling laugh which she always found so annoying. 1962 E. O'Brien Lonely Girl ii. 23 He would have seen me..saying foolish tittery things to amuse the others. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Style section) c5 Individually, these are nothing but tittery moments. Viewed together, in the grand scheme of ‘Playtime,’ they become uproariously funny. 2007 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 6 Oct. a7 Most of us think consensual sex between adults is a good thing, a pleasurable thing, but we're still as tittery about the subject as was the average Victorian-era parlour maid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1725adj.1934
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