toy departmentn.

Brit.

/ˈtɔɪ dᵻˌpɑːtm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈtɔɪ dəˌpɑrtmənt/,

/ˈtɔɪ diˌpɑrtmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toy n., department n.

Etymology: < toy n. + department n.

1. The department of a shop where toys are sold.

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1835 Scotsman 21 Oct. (advt.) The Edinburgh Original Bazaar... Toy Department. Useful, Instructive, and Amusing Toys; Rocking Horses, &c.

1936 N.Y. Woman 23 Sept. 37/1 For ship model enthusiasts Wanamaker's toy department has a..model of the Queen Mary.

1989 B. M. Cooper in S. Lee Do Right Thing Foreword 14 Once inside the store, we would pull our beleaguered mother to the seventh floor to..the toy department.

2014 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 24 Feb. b9/4 It absolutely frosts me when parents head for the toy department so their children will have something to play with while they shop.

2. colloquial. An area of journalism that is regarded as less important or serious than news reporting; spec. sports writing, as opposed to reporting on politics, crime, etc. Hence: a section of a newspaper or programme that deals with sport or other entertainment.

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society > communication > journalism > journal > parts and layout of journals > [noun] > sports section

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toy department1952

1952 Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana) 29 Oct. 10/3 [Eisenhower was] enjoying the relaxation of talking with sports writers... The general surveyed us representatives of the toy department..and said: ‘This was one of the most pleasant half hours I have spent in a long time.’

1972 Esquire July 13/1 Jimmy Cannon..put the sports section in its proper place for most of the time. ‘We work in the toy department,’ he said.

1981 Associated Press (Nexis) 13 Apr. Anderson said he was delighted because the award recognized the value of sports writing... ‘So many people try to put down sports writing as the toy department.’

2016 Sunday Independent (Nexis) 2 Oct. (Living section) 37 Some of the least serious people on television are the ones who fancy themselves as ‘Paxman’ types... And meanwhile they disparage other areas such as sports as ‘the toy department’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toy department
释义	toy departmentn. Brit. /ˈtɔɪ dᵻˌpɑːtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈtɔɪ dəˌpɑrtmənt/, /ˈtɔɪ diˌpɑrtmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toy n., department n. Etymology: < toy n. + department n. 1. The department of a shop where toys are sold. ΚΠ 1835 Scotsman 21 Oct. (advt.) The Edinburgh Original Bazaar... Toy Department. Useful, Instructive, and Amusing Toys; Rocking Horses, &c. 1936 N.Y. Woman 23 Sept. 37/1 For ship model enthusiasts Wanamaker's toy department has a..model of the Queen Mary. 1989 B. M. Cooper in S. Lee Do Right Thing Foreword 14 Once inside the store, we would pull our beleaguered mother to the seventh floor to..the toy department. 2014 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 24 Feb. b9/4 It absolutely frosts me when parents head for the toy department so their children will have something to play with while they shop. 2. colloquial. An area of journalism that is regarded as less important or serious than news reporting; spec. sports writing, as opposed to reporting on politics, crime, etc. Hence: a section of a newspaper or programme that deals with sport or other entertainment. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > parts and layout of journals > [noun] > sports section sport1923 toy department1952 1952 Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana) 29 Oct. 10/3 [Eisenhower was] enjoying the relaxation of talking with sports writers... The general surveyed us representatives of the toy department..and said: ‘This was one of the most pleasant half hours I have spent in a long time.’ 1972 Esquire July 13/1 Jimmy Cannon..put the sports section in its proper place for most of the time. ‘We work in the toy department,’ he said. 1981 Associated Press (Nexis) 13 Apr. Anderson said he was delighted because the award recognized the value of sports writing... ‘So many people try to put down sports writing as the toy department.’ 2016 Sunday Independent (Nexis) 2 Oct. (Living section) 37 Some of the least serious people on television are the ones who fancy themselves as ‘Paxman’ types... And meanwhile they disparage other areas such as sports as ‘the toy department’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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