An insignificant or contemptible person.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > of little importance (39) nekardc1450 An insignificant or contemptible person. man of clouts, king of clouts1467 figurative. man of clouts, king of clouts, etc.: a mere ‘doll’ in the garb of a man, a king, etc.; a ‘lay-figure’. Cf. babe of clouts n. at babe, n.… dandiprat1556 A small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow; a dwarf, pygmy. Also attributive. Obsolete or archaic. Tom Thumb1579 The name of the hero of an English folk tale, a ploughman's son who was only as tall as his father's thumb, used allusively and in similative… minim1590 Frequently derogatory. A person, animal, or thing of very small size or importance. Now rare. pygmy?1592 figurative. A person (or something personified) of very little importance, ability, etc.; a person who is insignificant, or is deficient in a… titmouse1596 A small or insignificant person or thing (sometimes as a term of endearment). Now rare. gnatling1614 A small gnat. Also figurative, an insignificant person or thing. rye straw1615 A single dried straw or stem of rye. Also figurative: †(a) a weak, insignificant person (obsolete rare); (b) U.S. not to care (also give) a rye stra… nazzard1619 An insignificant or mean person. Cf. nazold, n. whisk1629 A whippersnapper. Obsolete slang. whifling1640 An insignificant creature. (Cf. whiffler, n.2 2.) snifty1660 An insignificant person. whippersnapper1674 A diminutive or insignificant person, esp. a sprightly or impertinent young fellow. Also rarely applied to a thing. nick-ninny1699 A simpleton. little me1711 used to convey the speaker's mock-deprecation of himself or herself; cf. earlier poor little me n. at poor, adj. n.1compounds 1c. squita1825 A diminutive or insignificant person. lightweight1831 figurative. A person or thing of little importance, profundity, or intelligence. lay figure1835 figurative. A person of little intrinsic importance, a ‘nonentity’; a character in fiction destitute of the attributes of reality. whiffet1839 transferred. An insignificant person; a whippersnapper. colloquial. (Cf. whifling, n.) pinkeen1850 figurative. A small or insignificant person or thing. rare. huckleberry1868 A person, spec. (derogatory) a person of little consequence. bush leaguer1906 one who plays in a minor league; also transferred, small timer. knibloch1915 A small rounded object, such as a stone or clod of earth; a lump or chunk (of something); a small swelling or protuberance. Also figurative: an… Subcategories:— collectively (5) — types of (10) |
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