walking outn.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈaʊt/,

/ˌwɑkɪŋ ˈaʊt/

Forms: see walking n. and out adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walking n., out adv.

Etymology: < walking n. + out adv. In some uses after to walk out at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1.

1. The action of walking outside for recreation or exercise; spec. walking outside with a person of the opposite sex as a prelude to courting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] > action of walking out with as a lover

walking outc1405

trottingc1460

square-pushing1918

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation

walking outc1405

deambulation1531

constitutionalizing1846

power walking1982

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 397 My walkyng out by nyghte Was for to espye wenches that he dighte.

a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xix. sig. R.v^v As for walking out abrode vpon other mennes [grounde], y^t prince might happe to be sayd naye, & holden faste, where that begger with hys bagge and hys staffe would be suffered to goe forth & holde on his waye.

1723 J. Addison Serino (ed. 2) 6 I should be very glad to spend some time in free and serious Converse;..which, I perceive, is what we both proposed at our walking out.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. ii. 13 Walking out, drinking tea, country dances, and forfeits, shortened the rest of the day.

1851 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 23 Aug. 116 After supper he asked me if there was any objection to his walking out to enjoy the evening air.

1905 H. G. Wells Kipps i. ii. §5 It is considered..as savouring of the ‘walking-out’ habits of the servant girls.

1982 C. Stansell City of Women (1987) ii. v. 86 Walking out was a prelude to courting, a means of flirting and pairing off... Walking out was a patterned promenade on the avenues and in public places.

1999 J. Gregory & S. Lees Policing Sexual Assault 147 The third stage was walking out alone by myself and I'd given up completely on fellas at that stage.

2. The action of leaving a room, establishment, gathering, job, etc., sometimes as an act of protest. Cf. walkout n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1830 J. Conolly Inq. conc. Indications Insanity ix. 336 Lunatics will sometimes exhibit much contrivance to effect their escape from a window, when there is nothing to prevent their walking out by the door.

1894 Fresno (Calif.) Morning Republican 1 Feb. 3/2 The bandit was too cunning, and decided to do the walking-out business to suit himself.

1992 Evening Standard 28 Sept. 3/1 What should have been a dignified and sober occasion degenerated into a shambles of name-calling, petulant walking out and incoherent ramblings.

1997 D. Edwards Disc. & Cognition v. 124 The status of Jimmy's walking out, and..the long recurrence of such events in their marriage, are salient bases of disputation in their discourse.

Compounds

Military. General attributive (with hyphen) designating dress worn by personnel when off duty away from base. Cf. to walk out 4 at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1.

ΚΠ

1879 Western Mail (Cardiff) 17 Feb. 3/1 I am sending you my photo. I am not taken very well. It is our walking-out dress.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 586/2 Undress Uniforms.—In ‘walking-out’ order most troops wear the tunic.

1918 W. Faulkner Let. 15 Aug. in J. G. Watson Thinking of Home (1992) 92 I am going to buy me a pair of dress shoes—walking-out shoes, they call them here—and a pair of dress putties with my $12.50.

1943 P. Larkin Let. 30 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 73 I chose a sober-looking place in Leamington with officers' hats and walking-out forage caps and sticks in the window.

1948 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 93 470 To encourage recruiting and to make Army service more popular it would certainly seem very necessary to have a smart Walking-out dress.

2002 P. Fussell Uniforms 151 The Marine Corps has shown admirable taste in avoiding gilt buttons on the jacket of the walking-out uniform.

2006 R. H. Gimblett Admirals i. x. 287 CFHQ announced that a new single-service walking-out dress and a common rank structure would be in place by July 1967.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walking out
释义	walking outn. Brit. /ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈaʊt/, /ˌwɑkɪŋ ˈaʊt/ Forms: see walking n. and out adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walking n., out adv. Etymology: < walking n. + out adv. In some uses after to walk out at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. The action of walking outside for recreation or exercise; spec. walking outside with a person of the opposite sex as a prelude to courting. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] > action of walking out with as a lover walking outc1405 trottingc1460 square-pushing1918 society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation walking outc1405 deambulation1531 constitutionalizing1846 power walking1982 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 397 My walkyng out by nyghte Was for to espye wenches that he dighte. a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xix. sig. R.v^v As for walking out abrode vpon other mennes [grounde], y^t prince might happe to be sayd naye, & holden faste, where that begger with hys bagge and hys staffe would be suffered to goe forth & holde on his waye. 1723 J. Addison Serino (ed. 2) 6 I should be very glad to spend some time in free and serious Converse;..which, I perceive, is what we both proposed at our walking out. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. ii. 13 Walking out, drinking tea, country dances, and forfeits, shortened the rest of the day. 1851 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 23 Aug. 116 After supper he asked me if there was any objection to his walking out to enjoy the evening air. 1905 H. G. Wells Kipps i. ii. §5 It is considered..as savouring of the ‘walking-out’ habits of the servant girls. 1982 C. Stansell City of Women (1987) ii. v. 86 Walking out was a prelude to courting, a means of flirting and pairing off... Walking out was a patterned promenade on the avenues and in public places. 1999 J. Gregory & S. Lees Policing Sexual Assault 147 The third stage was walking out alone by myself and I'd given up completely on fellas at that stage. 2. The action of leaving a room, establishment, gathering, job, etc., sometimes as an act of protest. Cf. walkout n. 1b. ΚΠ 1830 J. Conolly Inq. conc. Indications Insanity ix. 336 Lunatics will sometimes exhibit much contrivance to effect their escape from a window, when there is nothing to prevent their walking out by the door. 1894 Fresno (Calif.) Morning Republican 1 Feb. 3/2 The bandit was too cunning, and decided to do the walking-out business to suit himself. 1992 Evening Standard 28 Sept. 3/1 What should have been a dignified and sober occasion degenerated into a shambles of name-calling, petulant walking out and incoherent ramblings. 1997 D. Edwards Disc. & Cognition v. 124 The status of Jimmy's walking out, and..the long recurrence of such events in their marriage, are salient bases of disputation in their discourse. Compounds Military. General attributive (with hyphen) designating dress worn by personnel when off duty away from base. Cf. to walk out 4 at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1879 Western Mail (Cardiff) 17 Feb. 3/1 I am sending you my photo. I am not taken very well. It is our walking-out dress. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 586/2 Undress Uniforms.—In ‘walking-out’ order most troops wear the tunic. 1918 W. Faulkner Let. 15 Aug. in J. G. Watson Thinking of Home (1992) 92 I am going to buy me a pair of dress shoes—walking-out shoes, they call them here—and a pair of dress putties with my $12.50. 1943 P. Larkin Let. 30 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 73 I chose a sober-looking place in Leamington with officers' hats and walking-out forage caps and sticks in the window. 1948 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 93 470 To encourage recruiting and to make Army service more popular it would certainly seem very necessary to have a smart Walking-out dress. 2002 P. Fussell Uniforms 151 The Marine Corps has shown admirable taste in avoiding gilt buttons on the jacket of the walking-out uniform. 2006 R. H. Gimblett Admirals i. x. 287 CFHQ announced that a new single-service walking-out dress and a common rank structure would be in place by July 1967. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1405
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