Buggins' turnn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɡɪnz ˌtəːn/, U.S.

/ˈbəɡɪnz ˌtərn/

Forms: 1900s– Buggins's turn, 1900s– Buggin's turn, 1900s– Buggins' turn. Also with lower-case initial in the first element and with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Buggins , turn n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the surname Buggins + turn n.Compare earlier use of the Buggins as the type-name of an ordinary man (especially one characterized as foolish or easily tricked) and also earlier muggins n., juggins n.:1876 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 13 July Buggins thinks that dynamite is a contract to die any minute.1882 Evening News (London) 26 June 2/6 ‘What Buggins don't know, Juggins does,’ cried Muggins. ‘His knowledge, then,’ calmly said Huggins, ‘Must be very extensive.’1885 Aurora (Indiana) Spectator 29 Oct. 3/4 He..would put up on the front of the house a sign, such as Buggins and Co., commission merchants, or Muggins & Co., shipping merchants.1895 Indiana Weekly Messenger 27 Mar. 4/1 The other day Buggins invited Muggins out to dinner.

colloquial (originally and chiefly British).

The principle or practice of awarding a promotion, job, etc., to a person because it is considered to be his or her turn, rather than on the basis of merit; a person's turn to be awarded a promotion, job, etc., in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > alternation > rotation > [noun] > in duties, etc.

rotation1656

Buggins' turn1901

1901 Ld. Fisher Let. 13 Jan. in Fear God & dread Nought (1952) I. 181 Favouritism was the secret of our efficiency in the old days... Going by seniority saves so much trouble. ‘Buggins's turn’ has been our ruin and will be disastrous hereafter!

1912 Times 12 Mar. 5/5 The charge of ‘treachery’ against Mr. Roosevelt is merely absurd unless Americans adopt the idea that no free choice is permissible because it is ‘Buggins's turn.’

1917 Let. 8 Jan. in Ld. Fisher Memories (1919) iii. 39 I [sc. a Privy Councillor] was sorry for Jellicoe superseding Callaghan when the war broke out, but I remembered your old saying, ‘Some day the Empire will go down because it is Buggins's turn’!

1944 W. S. Churchill in Second World War (1952) V. 616 The departmental view is no doubt opposed to long tenures and the doctrine of ‘Buggin's turn’ is very powerful.

1985 Guardian (Nexis) 22 Apr. 6/7 The plenums in Ryazan, Orel and Perm, and other regions, complained about a tendency to ‘buggins turn’ in party promotions.

1991 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 13 Aug. i. 11 The freedom of the ballot..is not a game of Buggins' Turn.

2010 T. Blair Journey ii. 52 Buggins' turn was an awful system of choosing the leader and actually at odds with every concept of what leadership should be about.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1967 Times 21 Apr. 17 This is what happens when we operate on the ‘Buggins' Turn’ system.

1970 Observer 8 Feb. 44/4 A sort of Buggins's-turn job, with the vice-chairman automatically moving into his boss's seat.

1990 Independent (Nexis) 27 June 25 His selection was no Buggins' turn succession. He won on merit.

2006 Times (Nexis) 26 Sept. 17 It would be a mistake..to think that Mr Ban has the job in the bag. He is counting on the Buggins' turn tradition in the UN.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	buggins turn
释义	Buggins' turnn. Brit. /ˈbʌɡɪnz ˌtəːn/, U.S. /ˈbəɡɪnz ˌtərn/ Forms: 1900s– Buggins's turn, 1900s– Buggin's turn, 1900s– Buggins' turn. Also with lower-case initial in the first element and with capital initial in the second element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Buggins , turn n. Etymology: < the genitive of the surname Buggins + turn n.Compare earlier use of the Buggins as the type-name of an ordinary man (especially one characterized as foolish or easily tricked) and also earlier muggins n., juggins n.:1876 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 13 July Buggins thinks that dynamite is a contract to die any minute.1882 Evening News (London) 26 June 2/6 ‘What Buggins don't know, Juggins does,’ cried Muggins. ‘His knowledge, then,’ calmly said Huggins, ‘Must be very extensive.’1885 Aurora (Indiana) Spectator 29 Oct. 3/4 He..would put up on the front of the house a sign, such as Buggins and Co., commission merchants, or Muggins & Co., shipping merchants.1895 Indiana Weekly Messenger 27 Mar. 4/1 The other day Buggins invited Muggins out to dinner. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). The principle or practice of awarding a promotion, job, etc., to a person because it is considered to be his or her turn, rather than on the basis of merit; a person's turn to be awarded a promotion, job, etc., in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > alternation > rotation > [noun] > in duties, etc. rotation1656 Buggins' turn1901 1901 Ld. Fisher Let. 13 Jan. in Fear God & dread Nought (1952) I. 181 Favouritism was the secret of our efficiency in the old days... Going by seniority saves so much trouble. ‘Buggins's turn’ has been our ruin and will be disastrous hereafter! 1912 Times 12 Mar. 5/5 The charge of ‘treachery’ against Mr. Roosevelt is merely absurd unless Americans adopt the idea that no free choice is permissible because it is ‘Buggins's turn.’ 1917 Let. 8 Jan. in Ld. Fisher Memories (1919) iii. 39 I [sc. a Privy Councillor] was sorry for Jellicoe superseding Callaghan when the war broke out, but I remembered your old saying, ‘Some day the Empire will go down because it is Buggins's turn’! 1944 W. S. Churchill in Second World War (1952) V. 616 The departmental view is no doubt opposed to long tenures and the doctrine of ‘Buggin's turn’ is very powerful. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 22 Apr. 6/7 The plenums in Ryazan, Orel and Perm, and other regions, complained about a tendency to ‘buggins turn’ in party promotions. 1991 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 13 Aug. i. 11 The freedom of the ballot..is not a game of Buggins' Turn. 2010 T. Blair Journey ii. 52 Buggins' turn was an awful system of choosing the leader and actually at odds with every concept of what leadership should be about. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1967 Times 21 Apr. 17 This is what happens when we operate on the ‘Buggins' Turn’ system. 1970 Observer 8 Feb. 44/4 A sort of Buggins's-turn job, with the vice-chairman automatically moving into his boss's seat. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 27 June 25 His selection was no Buggins' turn succession. He won on merit. 2006 Times (Nexis) 26 Sept. 17 It would be a mistake..to think that Mr Ban has the job in the bag. He is counting on the Buggins' turn tradition in the UN. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1901
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