white rabbitn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈrabɪt/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪt ˈræbət/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., rabbit n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + rabbit n.¹, with allusion to the White Rabbit, a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), who was always running because he was in danger of being late.

A person who or thing which moves rapidly or hurriedly from place to place. Also as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > scurrying or scampering > one who

scamperer1804

scurrier1890

white rabbit1979

1979 S. Brett Comedian Dies v. 52 Her pretty little face looked anxious... ‘Oh, um. If you'll excuse me...’ And she scuttled out, all White Rabbit.

1982 J. Elliott Country of her Dreams xii. 144 Off he went, scuttling.., White Rabbit late for a date.

2003 Wired May 138 Booras..is hurrying us along in an almost white-rabbit way.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white rabbit
释义	white rabbitn.adj. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈrabɪt/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪt ˈræbət/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., rabbit n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + rabbit n.¹, with allusion to the White Rabbit, a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), who was always running because he was in danger of being late. A person who or thing which moves rapidly or hurriedly from place to place. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > scurrying or scampering > one who scamperer1804 scurrier1890 white rabbit1979 1979 S. Brett Comedian Dies v. 52 Her pretty little face looked anxious... ‘Oh, um. If you'll excuse me...’ And she scuttled out, all White Rabbit. 1982 J. Elliott Country of her Dreams xii. 144 Off he went, scuttling.., White Rabbit late for a date. 2003 Wired May 138 Booras..is hurrying us along in an almost white-rabbit way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1979
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