单词 | tory-rory |
释义 | tory-roryadj.adv.int.n. rare after 18th cent. Now historical. A. adj. 1. Originally: that is a supporter of Charles II and royal policies after the Restoration; Cavalier, Royalist. From the period of the Exclusion Crisis (1679–81) onwards: that is a Tory; belonging to or supporting the Tory Party. Cf. Tory n. 2, 3a. Usually depreciative.Use in the period of the Exclusion Crisis and Glorious Revolution (1688) typically overlaps with sense A. 2, with that sense always strongly implied and this implication indicating forcefully depreciative intent. Later use retains a depreciative aspect, but the link to sense A. 2 becomes secondary.In quot. 1663 with allusion to the municipal office of Sergeant at Mace (see sergeant n. 7b), with the implication that anyone filling this role after the Corporation Act of 1661 (see Corporation Act n.) would be a Royalist.Quot. 1975 is an apparently isolated use in historical context, referring to those who supported the British cause during the period of the American Revolution and War of Independence (cf. Tory n. 4a). ΚΠ 1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 45 It [sc. a baby] looks Tory rory, and zmells zo of Mace, That a zure it was got by zome zarzhant [i.e. sergeant]. 1682 ‘T. Rationalis’ New News from Bedlam 2 And may ere long surrender to the Whigs Their Tory Roary plotting Bird-lime Twigs. 1682 R. L'Estrange Observator 30 Sept. Jonathan's Coffee-House, (where was a Loyall, Tory-Rory, Drunken, Damming Meeting). 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Pantagr. Prognost. 237 Swaggering Huffsnuffs,..Tory-rory Rakes and Tantivy-boys. 1711 ‘John-a-Noaks’ & ‘Tom-a-Stiles’ Solicitous Citizen ii. i. 19 These High-Church Tory-rory Jacobites. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 337 From a Tory-Rory-Boy, he is become a cool-temper'd Wig. 1782 Gen. Advertiser 28 Feb. He owned he was educated in Tory-rory principles. 1975 Somerset (Pa.) Daily Amer. 22 July 2/6 Yer weren't like this at our secret midnight meeting a week ago when everyone was so tory-rory! ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] outragea1325 violentc1384 boistousa1387 outrageousc1390 outraiousc1390 harageous?a1400 hetera1400 methelessc1400 ruffian1528 termagant1546 sore1565 ruffianly1570 boisterous1581 violousa1626 tory-rory1678 plug-ugly1857 radge1857 amok1868 tough1884 roughhouse1896 butch1939 shit-kicking1953 hard-ass1967 tasty1974 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [adjective] ruffian1528 ruffianly1570 tory-rory1678 rowdy1819 tear-brass1880 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [adjective] > noisy or riotous revelousc1405 roistinga1556 roisterous1575 roaringa1593 ranting1609 roistering1613 tory-rory1678 scouring1691 wassailous1893 1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion ii. 16 Methinks you look like two as roaring, ranting, tory rory Sparks as one would wish to meet withall. 1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper iv. i. 40 Sing like Nightingales, you Tory Rory Jades. 1682 A. Behn City-heiress v. i. 52 Some damn'd Tory-rory Rogues..to rob a man at his Prayers! 1707 E. Settle Siege of Troy iii. 17 Well Captain, we have had a tory rory Night on't. 1783 C. Dibdin Long Odds 9 Come, t'other pull at the decanter, I say, you tory rory ranter. 1822 S. Parr Let. 25 Jan. in Wks. (1828) VII. 605 Servile and corrupt judges, prejudiced and perjured juries, merciless jailors and a tory-rory hangman. In a noisy or uproarious manner; boisterously. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adverb] > noisy or riotous roistingly1571 on (also upon) the randan1652 roisteringly1659 tory-rory1665 on (also upon) the spree1847 on a spree1847 on (or upon) the loose1849 on the fly1851 on the (also a) randy1857 on the tiles1887 1665 J. Phillips tr. P. Scarron Typhon i. 25 Who crying, Humh! and giving nod, Began his brief and formal story, And they to round him tory-rory. 1665 C. Cotton Scarronnides 92 Roaring and drinking tory-lory. 1673 T. Shadwell Epsom-Wells ii. i We were at it Tory Rory, and Sung old Rose, the Song that you love so. Used as a rousing chorus or chant, esp. by Cavaliers or supporters of Charles II and royal policies after the Restoration. Also reduplicated, or with rory reduplicated. See also sense D. 1. Obsolete.In quot. 1780 in a report on a vote in the House of Commons, apparently as an expression of approval, probably with a pun on Tory n. 3a. ΚΠ 1670 J. Dryden & W. Davenant Shakespeare's Tempest iv. 63 I found her an hour ago under an Elder-tree,..singing Tory, Rory, and Ranthum, Scantum, with her own natural Brother. 1677 T. D'Urfey Fond Husband ii. ii. 16 We'll drink and sing Tory-Rory. Not reconcile you! 1698 Pendragon 27 One in Heroick Numbers sings Of Lovers, Battels, Hero's, Kings, Of Sieges, Conquests, Fire, and Sword, Of Storms, and Throwing over Board, (The dreadful Ornaments of Story.) Another sings plain Tory-Rory. 1780 London Courant 17 Apr. Rowland Holt, Suffolk—Tory rory rory! Bravo, Mr. Holt. 1. A chorus of ‘tory-rory’ (see sense C.). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest ii. ii. 17 Say, say, Shall we take up these Rogues, and Carry them away, With a tory, rory, Tory, rory, rory, Red-Coats? 2. A supporter of the Tory political faction or party; = Tory n. 2, 3a. Also: a noisy and boisterous reveller. Usually depreciative. Obsolete.See senses A. 1 and A. 2 for discussion of overlap between the two meanings. ΚΠ 1681 Friendly Dialogue between Two London-apprentices 2 You are as good a Tory-Rory as the best. 1682 A. Behn City-heiress i. 6 A Pox upon him for an old Tory-rory. 1691 Parable of Puppies 2 Neither could Tory-rory, Gamester or Sharper do any business, till they had pass'd through Tonsor's Office. 1714 Ballad on Lord Pelham's Birth-day (single sheet) And vote for this brave Whig Lord, Who'll live like Tory Rory. 1774 Public Advertiser 18 Nov. Desire this Tory-rory not to attempt to deceive the rising Generation of this free State. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). † tory-roryv. Obsolete. intransitive. To behave in a noisy or boisterous manner.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > make merry [verb (intransitive)] > noisy or riotous revelc1390 ragea1400 roara1450 jet?1518 tirl on the berry?1520 roist1563 roist1574 revel1580 domineer1592 ranta1616 roister1663 scour1673 tory-rory1685 scheme1738 to run the rig1750 gilravagea1760 splore?a1799 spree1859 to go on the (or a) bend1863 to flare up1869 to whoop it up1873 to paint the town (red)1882 razzle1908 to make whoopee1920 boogie1929 to beat it up1933 ball1946 rave1961 1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice iv. 43 Well the house is our own, and the Night our own..we'l Tory-rory, and 'tis—a fine Night, we'l Revel in the Garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.adv.int.n.1663v.1685 |
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