Tom Swiftyn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒm ˈswɪfti/, U.S.

/ˌtɑm ˈswɪfti/

Forms:

α. 1900s– Tom Swiftie, 1900s– Tom Swifty.

β. 1900s– Tom Swiftlie, 1900s– Tom Swiftly.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tom Swift , -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < Tom Swift, the name of the eponymous hero of a series of American science fiction and adventure novels aimed at young readers and first published in 1910, often noted for their idiosyncratic use of adverbs (see quot. 1963 in note below) + -y suffix⁶.The β. forms show alteration after swiftly adv. Compare the following:1963 Playboy Feb. 19/2 As we slogged ‘resolutely’ through the syntactical swamp of a typically Tom Swiftian tale the other day, we found ourself thrashing about in search of fresh and more fitting dialog for the unlikely adverbs attached like barnacles to nearly every deathless utterance. ‘“How about a roll in the hay?” said Tom loftily,’ we heard ourself muttering... To those game for the experience, we offer our hero's classic benison: ‘Good luck and Godspeed,’ said Tom Swiftly.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A humorous sentence typically consisting of reported speech attributed to a speaker (frequently ‘Tom’), followed by an adverb which relates punningly to what has been said (see, e.g., quot. 1990).

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun

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Tom Swifty1963

paronym1982

1963 Hays (Kansas) Daily News 1 May 2/1 Now comes the year of the Tom Swifties, a game—if you can call it such—that is sweeping the country from coast to coast.

1963 This Week 23 June 14/2 A ‘Tom Swiftly’ is a nutty kind of pun involving a double-meaning adverb.

1990 Tom Swifties in rec.humor (Usenet newsgroup) 17 June A few Tom Swifties:..‘It's a unit of electric current’, said Tom amply... ‘My glands are swollen,’ said Tom mumpishly.

2017 @jitka 22 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Tom Swifties are the worst kind of wordplay and will be eliminated when I am king.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tom swifty
释义	Tom Swiftyn. Brit. /ˌtɒm ˈswɪfti/, U.S. /ˌtɑm ˈswɪfti/ Forms: α. 1900s– Tom Swiftie, 1900s– Tom Swifty. β. 1900s– Tom Swiftlie, 1900s– Tom Swiftly. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tom Swift , -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < Tom Swift, the name of the eponymous hero of a series of American science fiction and adventure novels aimed at young readers and first published in 1910, often noted for their idiosyncratic use of adverbs (see quot. 1963 in note below) + -y suffix⁶.The β. forms show alteration after swiftly adv. Compare the following:1963 Playboy Feb. 19/2 As we slogged ‘resolutely’ through the syntactical swamp of a typically Tom Swiftian tale the other day, we found ourself thrashing about in search of fresh and more fitting dialog for the unlikely adverbs attached like barnacles to nearly every deathless utterance. ‘“How about a roll in the hay?” said Tom loftily,’ we heard ourself muttering... To those game for the experience, we offer our hero's classic benison: ‘Good luck and Godspeed,’ said Tom Swiftly. Originally and chiefly U.S. A humorous sentence typically consisting of reported speech attributed to a speaker (frequently ‘Tom’), followed by an adverb which relates punningly to what has been said (see, e.g., quot. 1990). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun allusion1550 nick1561 paronomasia1577 paronomasy1592 quiblin1605 quibblea1627 quiblet1627 clinch1629 quibbling1633 clink1634 clench1638 pun1644 conundrum1645 whim1652 pundigrion1673 jeu de mots1823 calembour1830 Tom Swifty1963 paronym1982 1963 Hays (Kansas) Daily News 1 May 2/1 Now comes the year of the Tom Swifties, a game—if you can call it such—that is sweeping the country from coast to coast. 1963 This Week 23 June 14/2 A ‘Tom Swiftly’ is a nutty kind of pun involving a double-meaning adverb. 1990 Tom Swifties in rec.humor (Usenet newsgroup) 17 June A few Tom Swifties:..‘It's a unit of electric current’, said Tom amply... ‘My glands are swollen,’ said Tom mumpishly. 2017 @jitka 22 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Tom Swifties are the worst kind of wordplay and will be eliminated when I am king. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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