bulkyn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌlki/, U.S.

/ˈbəlki/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bulky adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < bulky adj., perhaps with allusion to the policeman's size, or perhaps with allusion to bulky adj. 3. E. Partridge Dict. Underworld (1949) (at cited word) tentatively suggests a folk-etymological alteration of balky adj. (compare the variant baulky at that entry) in a sense ‘tending to baulk, i.e. frustrate, criminals’, but such a sense does not appear to be attested.

slang.

A policeman.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman

truncheon officer1708

runner1735

horny1753

nibbing-cull1775

nabbing-cull1780

police officer1784

police constable1787

policeman1788

scout1789

nabman1792

nabber1795

pig1811

Bow-street officer1812

nab1813

peeler1816

split1819

grunter1823

robin redbreast1824

bulky1828

raw (or unboiled) lobster1829

Johnny Darm1830

polis1833

crusher1835

constable1839

police1839

agent1841

johndarm1843

blue boy1844

bobby1844

bluebottle1845

copper1846

blue1848

polisman1850

blue coat1851

Johnny1851

PC1851

spot1851

Jack1854

truncheonist1854

fly1857

greycoat1857

cop1859

Cossack1859

slop1859

scuffer1860

nailerc1863

worm1864

Robert1870

reeler1879

minion of the law1882

ginger pop1887

rozzer1888

nark1890

bull1893

grasshopper1893

truncheon-bearer1896

John1898

finger1899

flatty1899

mug1903

John Dunn1904

John Hop1905

gendarme1906

Johnny Hop1908

pavement pounder1908

buttons1911

flat-foot1913

pounder1919

Hop1923

bogy1925

shamus1925

heat1928

fuzz1929

law1929

narker1932

roach1932

jonnop1938

grass1939

roller1940

Babylon1943

walloper1945

cozzer1950

Old Bill1958

cowboy1959

monaych1961

cozzpot1962

policeperson1965

woolly1965

Fed1966

wolly1970

plod1971

roz1971

Smokey Bear1974

bear1975

beast1978

woodentop1981

Five-O1983

dibble1990

Bow-street runner-

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. xv. 248 The bugaboos and bulkies.

1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning v. ii Inquiries about your respectability would soon bring the bulkies about me.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

bulkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌlki/, U.S.

/ˈbəlki/

Forms: Also 1600s boaky, bulkey, bulkie.

Etymology: < bulk n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Of large bulk, voluminous; occupying much space (esp. with a notion of excess).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky

burlyc1400

bulkedc1420

massyc1540

bowerly1542

lumpish1545

big-bodied1561

massy?1571

spacious1595

voluminousa1635

grossy1648

bulkishc1660

bulky1687

bulksomea1693

material1715

bouksome1785

dinosaurian1916

dinosauric1922

1687 T. Brown Saints in Uproar in Wks. (1730) I. 73 Will bang half a dozen such bulky fellows.

1774 S. Johnson in Boswell Life Johnson (1831) III. 115 If anything is too bulky for the post, let me have it by the carrier.

1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years II. v. 213 This is a large, but not a bulky, Biography. For the word bulky insinuates the idea of size in excess of pith and meaning.

†2. Having extension, occupying space. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adjective] > having property of occupying space

extent?a1475

extensive1624

extense1647

extended1666

bulky1674

roomthy1674

solid1690

spatial1847

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 84 Suppose a being that is bulkie, and nothing about it that is so, or two beings that are bulky and nothing between them that is so.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 138 Body being a..boaky unthroughfaresom thing.

†3. ? Pompous, ‘big’, self-important. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective]

pompousc1375

buggish1536

biga1568

bug1567

braving1600

large1608

farceda1616

budge1637

bulky1672

fastuose1674

portentous1805

highfalutin1839

heavy1849

portentious1859

ventose1867

falutin1921

pound-noteish1936

pomposo1960

stuffed-shirted1977

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 7 A bulky Dutchman diverted it quite from its first Institution.

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd ii. 245 One of your bulkie Princes, who had the Trumpet ready to sound whensoever he hit the Ball at Tennis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bulky
释义	bulkyn. Brit. /ˈbʌlki/, U.S. /ˈbəlki/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bulky adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < bulky adj., perhaps with allusion to the policeman's size, or perhaps with allusion to bulky adj. 3. E. Partridge Dict. Underworld (1949) (at cited word) tentatively suggests a folk-etymological alteration of balky adj. (compare the variant baulky at that entry) in a sense ‘tending to baulk, i.e. frustrate, criminals’, but such a sense does not appear to be attested. slang. A policeman. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman truncheon officer1708 runner1735 horny1753 nibbing-cull1775 nabbing-cull1780 police officer1784 police constable1787 policeman1788 scout1789 nabman1792 nabber1795 pig1811 Bow-street officer1812 nab1813 peeler1816 split1819 grunter1823 robin redbreast1824 bulky1828 raw (or unboiled) lobster1829 Johnny Darm1830 polis1833 crusher1835 constable1839 police1839 agent1841 johndarm1843 blue boy1844 bobby1844 bluebottle1845 copper1846 blue1848 polisman1850 blue coat1851 Johnny1851 PC1851 spot1851 Jack1854 truncheonist1854 fly1857 greycoat1857 cop1859 Cossack1859 slop1859 scuffer1860 nailerc1863 worm1864 Robert1870 reeler1879 minion of the law1882 ginger pop1887 rozzer1888 nark1890 bull1893 grasshopper1893 truncheon-bearer1896 John1898 finger1899 flatty1899 mug1903 John Dunn1904 John Hop1905 gendarme1906 Johnny Hop1908 pavement pounder1908 buttons1911 flat-foot1913 pounder1919 Hop1923 bogy1925 shamus1925 heat1928 fuzz1929 law1929 narker1932 roach1932 jonnop1938 grass1939 roller1940 Babylon1943 walloper1945 cozzer1950 Old Bill1958 cowboy1959 monaych1961 cozzpot1962 policeperson1965 woolly1965 Fed1966 wolly1970 plod1971 roz1971 Smokey Bear1974 bear1975 beast1978 woodentop1981 Five-O1983 dibble1990 Bow-street runner- 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. xv. 248 The bugaboos and bulkies. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning v. ii Inquiries about your respectability would soon bring the bulkies about me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022). bulkyadj. Brit. /ˈbʌlki/, U.S. /ˈbəlki/ Forms: Also 1600s boaky, bulkey, bulkie. Etymology: < bulk n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Of large bulk, voluminous; occupying much space (esp. with a notion of excess). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky burlyc1400 bulkedc1420 massyc1540 bowerly1542 lumpish1545 big-bodied1561 massy?1571 spacious1595 voluminousa1635 grossy1648 bulkishc1660 bulky1687 bulksomea1693 material1715 bouksome1785 dinosaurian1916 dinosauric1922 1687 T. Brown Saints in Uproar in Wks. (1730) I. 73 Will bang half a dozen such bulky fellows. 1774 S. Johnson in Boswell Life Johnson (1831) III. 115 If anything is too bulky for the post, let me have it by the carrier. 1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years II. v. 213 This is a large, but not a bulky, Biography. For the word bulky insinuates the idea of size in excess of pith and meaning. †2. Having extension, occupying space. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adjective] > having property of occupying space extent?a1475 extensive1624 extense1647 extended1666 bulky1674 roomthy1674 solid1690 spatial1847 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 84 Suppose a being that is bulkie, and nothing about it that is so, or two beings that are bulky and nothing between them that is so. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 138 Body being a..boaky unthroughfaresom thing. †3. ? Pompous, ‘big’, self-important. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective] pompousc1375 buggish1536 biga1568 bug1567 braving1600 large1608 farceda1616 budge1637 bulky1672 fastuose1674 portentous1805 highfalutin1839 heavy1849 portentious1859 ventose1867 falutin1921 pound-noteish1936 pomposo1960 stuffed-shirted1977 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 7 A bulky Dutchman diverted it quite from its first Institution. 1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd ii. 245 One of your bulkie Princes, who had the Trumpet ready to sound whensoever he hit the Ball at Tennis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828adj.1672
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