used-to-ben.

Brit.

/ˈjuːstəbi/, U.S.

/ˈjustəbi/

Forms: 1800s– used-to-be, 1900s– useter-be.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English used to , be v.

Etymology: < used to (see use v. 21b) + be v. Compare earlier has-been n.With the form useter-be at Forms, compare useter v.

U.S. A person whose heyday or time of popularity is past; a has-been. Also = ex n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who is past his peak

has-been1702

have-been1737

had-beenc1748

used-to-be1852

extinct volcano1865

wasser1924

yesterday's man1966

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > divorce or dissolution > [noun] > divorced person

divorcee1814

ex1929

used-to-be1942

DWM1977

1852 Christian Parlor Mag. Aug. 239/1 Dilapidated ‘has-beens’, and despised ‘used-to-be's’.

1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards xv. 238 One of 'em's a used-to-be, and the other's a never-was.

1935 in Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. viii. 172 Naw, dat's Uncle Yistiddy, he's a useter-be!

1942 L. Hughes Shakespeare in Harlem 50 I want to tell you 'bout that woman, My used-to-be—She was de meanest woman I ever did see.

1992 N. Ryan & J. Jenkins Miracle Man ii. 39 When you're on top it's demanding, but when you become a used-to-be, it has to slow down.

Phrases

land of used-to-be n. (with the) an imaginary place representing the past, esp. as a time of greater happiness or prosperity; a past time or era.

ΚΠ

1881 J. W. Riley in Christmas Carols & Midsummer Songs 47 Where's the Land of Used-to-be, does little baby wonder?

1912 C. Gouldsbury Songs out of Exile 87 Only a Shade amid the shadows, she,..A maiden from the Land of Used-to-Be.

1959 E. E. Dale Frontier Ways xii. 236 Nothing remains of Navajoe today. It is one with Nineveh and Tyre, flintlock guns, side saddles, baby golf, and all those other things that lie within the boundaries of the land of Used to Be.

2003 J. Cantor Great Neck iii. 591 Dudley Street—the Land of Used to Be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	used-to-be
释义	used-to-ben. Brit. /ˈjuːstəbi/, U.S. /ˈjustəbi/ Forms: 1800s– used-to-be, 1900s– useter-be. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English used to , be v. Etymology: < used to (see use v. 21b) + be v. Compare earlier has-been n.With the form useter-be at Forms, compare useter v. U.S. A person whose heyday or time of popularity is past; a has-been. Also = ex n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who is past his peak has-been1702 have-been1737 had-beenc1748 used-to-be1852 extinct volcano1865 wasser1924 yesterday's man1966 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > divorce or dissolution > [noun] > divorced person divorcee1814 ex1929 used-to-be1942 DWM1977 1852 Christian Parlor Mag. Aug. 239/1 Dilapidated ‘has-beens’, and despised ‘used-to-be's’. 1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards xv. 238 One of 'em's a used-to-be, and the other's a never-was. 1935 in Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. viii. 172 Naw, dat's Uncle Yistiddy, he's a useter-be! 1942 L. Hughes Shakespeare in Harlem 50 I want to tell you 'bout that woman, My used-to-be—She was de meanest woman I ever did see. 1992 N. Ryan & J. Jenkins Miracle Man ii. 39 When you're on top it's demanding, but when you become a used-to-be, it has to slow down. Phrases land of used-to-be n. (with the) an imaginary place representing the past, esp. as a time of greater happiness or prosperity; a past time or era. ΚΠ 1881 J. W. Riley in Christmas Carols & Midsummer Songs 47 Where's the Land of Used-to-be, does little baby wonder? 1912 C. Gouldsbury Songs out of Exile 87 Only a Shade amid the shadows, she,..A maiden from the Land of Used-to-Be. 1959 E. E. Dale Frontier Ways xii. 236 Nothing remains of Navajoe today. It is one with Nineveh and Tyre, flintlock guns, side saddles, baby golf, and all those other things that lie within the boundaries of the land of Used to Be. 2003 J. Cantor Great Neck iii. 591 Dudley Street—the Land of Used to Be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1852
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