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单词 whigling
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Whiglingn.

Brit. /ˈwɪɡlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪɡlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Whig n.2, -ling suffix1.
Etymology: < Whig n.2 + -ling suffix1. Compare Whiglet n.
Often depreciative. Now historical and rare.
An insignificant, young, or minor member of the Whig Party or Whig society.
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Whigling1682
1682 True Acct. Death Habin the Informer 8 Our little dapper Clergy-Wights would not keep such a Whigling, nor give them so just occasion from their ill prating and worse living, to keep from thence.
1753 F. Squire Answer to Independent Whig 110 Every young apish Whigling, who has but just Learning enough to read the Tale, may laugh aloud.
1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 3 Tears of joy and gratitude at beholding the whiglings placed so near his Majesty's seat of honour.
1883 J. Wilson Ess. Hist. & Biogr. xvi. 289 The whole breed of Radicals, and Whiglings, and Cockneys.
2005 L. Mitchell Whig World vi. 99 The young Whig, or ‘Whigling’, was subjected to three educational experiences, one formal and two informal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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