work-shyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkʃʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈwərkˌʃaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., shy adj.

Etymology: < work n. + shy adj.

A. adj.

Disinclined to work; lazy.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [adjective]

workfulOE

laboursome1552

work-shy1883

work-minded1931

Luddite1957

workaholic1972

1883 County Gentleman 7 Apr. 390/3 A House of Commons that is work-shy ought to be well dissolved.

1914 W. H. Dawson Munic. Life & Govt. Germany x. 261 Any person, not being workshy, or of drunken or immoral habits.

1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics iv. 82 Shoo the drones—that work-shy gang—away from the bee-folds.

1973 W. Henderson King of Gorbals ii. 15 Why didn't they call in the police and have all these work-shy Gorbalites arrested.

2011 Independent 13 Dec. 17/2 Scroungers and work-shy freeloaders: these are Britain's poor as far as millions are concerned.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement: work-shy people as a class. Also as a count noun: a work-shy person.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who

skulkc1320

loundererc1425

old soldier1722

malingerer1785

skulker1785

shirker1799

shirk1818

slink1824

schemer1843

sconcer1843

scrimshanker1882

scrimshank1886

sooner1892

Weary Willie1896

slacker1898

slackster1901

sugarer1904

work-shy1904

gold brick1905

tired Tim (also Timothy)1906

lead-swinger1917

piker1917

gold-bricker1919

slinker1919

poler1938

skiver1941

1904 Spectator 27 Aug. 279/2 The way is clear for the treatment..of the ‘work-shy’.

1928 Daily Express 2 Apr. 7/4 To make the lot of the work-shy as favourable as that of the worker.

1968 Econ. Hist. Rev. New Ser. 21 387 Christ's Hospital also provided training for the orphaned and the work-shy.

1983 Times 12 Oct. 14/5 The Gravediggers' Union, understandably affronted by having their members portrayed as drunken workshies.

2006 J. Welshman Underclass ii. 37 The state of mind of the work-shy was ‘often the result of external conditions beyond their control’.

Derivatives

ˈwork-shyness n.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [noun]

solidarity1885

work-shyness1904

ergophobia1905

technophobia1947

technomania1948

work-mindedness1951

Luddism1967

workaholism1968

Ludditism1971

1904 H. Preston-Thomas Rep. Vagrancy Switzerland 9 The offence of most of them has been begging or ‘work-shyness’.

1960 Furrow 11 504 Inefficiency, carelessness, work-shyness, even laziness—these derogatory terms are applied to Ireland more often by our kinsmen over here than by others.

2002 M. Brennan Philip Larkin I Knew ix. 125 Sometimes, I saw it was a matter of incompetence or work-shyness; at other times, simply a clash of temperament.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	work-shy
释义	work-shyadj.n. Brit. /ˈwəːkʃʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌʃaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., shy adj. Etymology: < work n. + shy adj. A. adj. Disinclined to work; lazy. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [adjective] workfulOE laboursome1552 work-shy1883 work-minded1931 Luddite1957 workaholic1972 1883 County Gentleman 7 Apr. 390/3 A House of Commons that is work-shy ought to be well dissolved. 1914 W. H. Dawson Munic. Life & Govt. Germany x. 261 Any person, not being workshy, or of drunken or immoral habits. 1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics iv. 82 Shoo the drones—that work-shy gang—away from the bee-folds. 1973 W. Henderson King of Gorbals ii. 15 Why didn't they call in the police and have all these work-shy Gorbalites arrested. 2011 Independent 13 Dec. 17/2 Scroungers and work-shy freeloaders: these are Britain's poor as far as millions are concerned. B. n. With the and plural agreement: work-shy people as a class. Also as a count noun: a work-shy person. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who skulkc1320 loundererc1425 old soldier1722 malingerer1785 skulker1785 shirker1799 shirk1818 slink1824 schemer1843 sconcer1843 scrimshanker1882 scrimshank1886 sooner1892 Weary Willie1896 slacker1898 slackster1901 sugarer1904 work-shy1904 gold brick1905 tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 lead-swinger1917 piker1917 gold-bricker1919 slinker1919 poler1938 skiver1941 1904 Spectator 27 Aug. 279/2 The way is clear for the treatment..of the ‘work-shy’. 1928 Daily Express 2 Apr. 7/4 To make the lot of the work-shy as favourable as that of the worker. 1968 Econ. Hist. Rev. New Ser. 21 387 Christ's Hospital also provided training for the orphaned and the work-shy. 1983 Times 12 Oct. 14/5 The Gravediggers' Union, understandably affronted by having their members portrayed as drunken workshies. 2006 J. Welshman Underclass ii. 37 The state of mind of the work-shy was ‘often the result of external conditions beyond their control’. Derivatives ˈwork-shyness n. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [noun] solidarity1885 work-shyness1904 ergophobia1905 technophobia1947 technomania1948 work-mindedness1951 Luddism1967 workaholism1968 Ludditism1971 1904 H. Preston-Thomas Rep. Vagrancy Switzerland 9 The offence of most of them has been begging or ‘work-shyness’. 1960 Furrow 11 504 Inefficiency, carelessness, work-shyness, even laziness—these derogatory terms are applied to Ireland more often by our kinsmen over here than by others. 2002 M. Brennan Philip Larkin I Knew ix. 125 Sometimes, I saw it was a matter of incompetence or work-shyness; at other times, simply a clash of temperament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1883
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