candy-assn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkandɪas/, U.S.

/ˈkændiˌæs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², ass n.²

Etymology: < candy n.² + ass n.²It is uncertain whether there is any continuity with earlier depreciative use at Indiana University denoting students who are uninterested in study and use university primarily to further their social lives:1920 Hoosier Apr. 31 Perhaps there is a place in the University for ‘candy-asses’, but when their importance becomes such that they mould college life and control the atmosphere, then the more serious students have to look outside the University for inspiration and enlightenment.1920 Crimson Bull (Indiana Univ.) Nov. 21/1 We will describe the candy ass... It has a weak mind as well as a weak back. It takes a date to the game or on a hike when a game is being played. It cheers the team when it is winning but can't make the effort when it is losing.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). depreciative.

A. n.

A cowardly, timid, effeminate, or ineffectual man; a wimp, a sissy.Also occasionally used of women.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man

badlingeOE

milksopc1390

cockneyc1405

malkina1425

molla1425

weakling1526

tenderling1541

softling1543

niceling1549

woman-man1567

cocknel1570

effeminate1583

androgyne1587

meacock1590

mammaday1593

hermaphrodite1594

midwife1596

nimfadoro1600

night-sneaker1611

mock-mana1625

nan1670

she-man1675

petit maître1711

old woman1717

master-miss1754

Miss Molly1754

molly1785

squaw1805

mollycoddle1823

Miss Nancy1824

mollycot1826

molly mop1829

poof1833

Margery?c1855

ladyboy1857

girl1862

Mary Ann1868

sissy1879

milk1881

pretty-boy1881

nancy1888

poofter1889

Nancy Dawson1890

softie1895

puff1902

pussy1904

Lizzie1905

nance1910

quean1910

maricon1921

pie-face1922

bitch1923

Jessie1923

lily1923

tapette1923

pansy1926

nancy boy1927

nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

queerie1933

palone1934

queenie1935

girlie-man1940

swish1941

puss1942

wonk1945

mother1947

candy-ass1953

twink1953

cream puff1958

pronk1959

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

pansy-ass1963

weeny1963

poofteroo1966

mo1968

shim1973

twinkie1977

woofter1977

cake boy1992

hermaphrodite-

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s)

coward?a1289

hen-hearta1450

staniel?a1500

pigeon?1571

cow1581

quake-breech1584

cow-baby1594

custard1598

chicken heart1602

nidget1605

hen?1613

faintling1614

white-liver1614

chickena1616

quake-buttocka1627

skitterbrooka1652

dunghill1761

cow-heart1768

shy-cock1768

fugie1777

slag1788

man of chaff1799

fainter1826

possum1833

cowardy, cowardy, custard1836

sheep1840

white feather1857

funk1859

funkstick1860

lily-liver1860

faint-heart1870

willy boy1895

blert1905

squib1908

fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23

manso1912

feartie1923

yellowbelly1927

chicken liver1930

boneless wonder1931

scaredy-cat1933

sook1933

pantywaist1935

punk1939

ringtail1941

chickenshit1945

candy-ass1953

pansy-ass1963

unbrave1981

bottler1994

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly

milksopc1390

meacock1526

sissy1879

softie1895

Jessie1923

pantywaist1935

candy-ass1953

1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry v. vii. 454 ‘Where is that candy-ass Burnside?’ McQuade roared. ‘He can come out of his hole now, the fighting's over.’

1969 Trans-action Nov. 23/1 To many combat soldiers..peace demonstrators are socially privileged college students. I heard many remarks such as the following: ‘I'm fighting for those candy-asses just because I don't have an old man to support me.’

2007 Restaurant Hospitality Aug. 38 You can't be a candy ass and compete in the restaurant business.

B. adj.

Of a man: cowardly, timid, effeminate, ineffectual. Also of a thing: befitting or characteristic of such a person; insubstantial, undemanding. Cf. candy-assed adj.Also occasionally used of women.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

meacock1587

unmanful1729

sissy1879

unvirile1884

sissyish1889

candy-ass1953

candy-assed1953

nelly1960

1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry iii. i. 196 ‘Candy-ass Marines,’ our boys would shout.

1989 BOMB Spring 75/1 This is candy-ass training, you bastards, Not like our wet workouts back at the ship. I need denial, and spit and slobber and sweat.

1996 Entertainm. Weekly 3 May 70/1 I wouldn't have had time for any candy-ass reading.

2014 Sun Reporter (San Francisco) 5 June l7 What you see [in the film]..is an incessant, fast-paced and graphic nightmare, filled with loud predatory demons... This is a near-perfect setting for a candyass anti-hero who has to man-up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	candy-ass
释义	candy-assn.adj. Brit. /ˈkandɪas/, U.S. /ˈkændiˌæs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², ass n.² Etymology: < candy n.² + ass n.²It is uncertain whether there is any continuity with earlier depreciative use at Indiana University denoting students who are uninterested in study and use university primarily to further their social lives:1920 Hoosier Apr. 31 Perhaps there is a place in the University for ‘candy-asses’, but when their importance becomes such that they mould college life and control the atmosphere, then the more serious students have to look outside the University for inspiration and enlightenment.1920 Crimson Bull (Indiana Univ.) Nov. 21/1 We will describe the candy ass... It has a weak mind as well as a weak back. It takes a date to the game or on a hike when a game is being played. It cheers the team when it is winning but can't make the effort when it is losing. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). depreciative. A. n. A cowardly, timid, effeminate, or ineffectual man; a wimp, a sissy.Also occasionally used of women. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man badlingeOE milksopc1390 cockneyc1405 malkina1425 molla1425 weakling1526 tenderling1541 softling1543 niceling1549 woman-man1567 cocknel1570 effeminate1583 androgyne1587 meacock1590 mammaday1593 hermaphrodite1594 midwife1596 nimfadoro1600 night-sneaker1611 mock-mana1625 nan1670 she-man1675 petit maître1711 old woman1717 master-miss1754 Miss Molly1754 molly1785 squaw1805 mollycoddle1823 Miss Nancy1824 mollycot1826 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 ladyboy1857 girl1862 Mary Ann1868 sissy1879 milk1881 pretty-boy1881 nancy1888 poofter1889 Nancy Dawson1890 softie1895 puff1902 pussy1904 Lizzie1905 nance1910 quean1910 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 lily1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 queerie1933 palone1934 queenie1935 girlie-man1940 swish1941 puss1942 wonk1945 mother1947 candy-ass1953 twink1953 cream puff1958 pronk1959 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 pansy-ass1963 weeny1963 poofteroo1966 mo1968 shim1973 twinkie1977 woofter1977 cake boy1992 hermaphrodite- the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) coward?a1289 hen-hearta1450 staniel?a1500 pigeon?1571 cow1581 quake-breech1584 cow-baby1594 custard1598 chicken heart1602 nidget1605 hen?1613 faintling1614 white-liver1614 chickena1616 quake-buttocka1627 skitterbrooka1652 dunghill1761 cow-heart1768 shy-cock1768 fugie1777 slag1788 man of chaff1799 fainter1826 possum1833 cowardy, cowardy, custard1836 sheep1840 white feather1857 funk1859 funkstick1860 lily-liver1860 faint-heart1870 willy boy1895 blert1905 squib1908 fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23 manso1912 feartie1923 yellowbelly1927 chicken liver1930 boneless wonder1931 scaredy-cat1933 sook1933 pantywaist1935 punk1939 ringtail1941 chickenshit1945 candy-ass1953 pansy-ass1963 unbrave1981 bottler1994 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly milksopc1390 meacock1526 sissy1879 softie1895 Jessie1923 pantywaist1935 candy-ass1953 1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry v. vii. 454 ‘Where is that candy-ass Burnside?’ McQuade roared. ‘He can come out of his hole now, the fighting's over.’ 1969 Trans-action Nov. 23/1 To many combat soldiers..peace demonstrators are socially privileged college students. I heard many remarks such as the following: ‘I'm fighting for those candy-asses just because I don't have an old man to support me.’ 2007 Restaurant Hospitality Aug. 38 You can't be a candy ass and compete in the restaurant business. B. adj. Of a man: cowardly, timid, effeminate, ineffectual. Also of a thing: befitting or characteristic of such a person; insubstantial, undemanding. Cf. candy-assed adj.Also occasionally used of women. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate manlessa1529 unmanly1534 meacock1587 unmanful1729 sissy1879 unvirile1884 sissyish1889 candy-ass1953 candy-assed1953 nelly1960 1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry iii. i. 196 ‘Candy-ass Marines,’ our boys would shout. 1989 BOMB Spring 75/1 This is candy-ass training, you bastards, Not like our wet workouts back at the ship. I need denial, and spit and slobber and sweat. 1996 Entertainm. Weekly 3 May 70/1 I wouldn't have had time for any candy-ass reading. 2014 Sun Reporter (San Francisco) 5 June l7 What you see [in the film]..is an incessant, fast-paced and graphic nightmare, filled with loud predatory demons... This is a near-perfect setting for a candyass anti-hero who has to man-up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1953
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