cannon foddern.

Brit.

/ˈkanən ˌfɒdə/, U.S.

/ˈkænən ˌfɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: cannon n.¹, fodder n.

Etymology: < cannon n.¹ + fodder n., after German Kanonenfutter (1796 or earlier), perhaps itself after food for powder at food n. 1e.

1. Soldiers regarded simply as material to be expended in war.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > [noun] > collectively > regarded as material

food for powder1598

cannon fodder1847

gun-fodder1900

1847 Harbinger 20 Feb. 161/2 Common soldiers—cannon fodder, who correspond to the bailiffs in the civil warfare.

1898 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 43/1 Peter [the Great], regarding children as future cannon-fodder, was as terribly severe on infanticide as he was infinitely indulgent to illegitimacy.

1928 Observer 11 Mar. 12/4 Frederick's Ambassador, vetoing the sale of cannon-fodder under pain of civil war in Germany.

1950 E. Partridge Here, There & Everywhere 65 Cannon-fodder was never very popular with British troops.

2016 Mirror (Nexis) 1 July Despite the fortifications, the troops were cannon fodder as soon as they walked out of the wood to attack the German redoubt.

2. In extended use: someone who or something which is regarded as expendable or easily destroyed; a habitual or easy target.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > worthless

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Mickey Mouse1958

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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > worthless

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cannon fodder1917

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no-gooder1936

nogoodnik1936

schmatte1967

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top i. 8 I went out into Tottenham Court Road in quest of cannon fodder.

1942 Scrutiny 10 iv. 385 Enough passages like the above could be found..to yield Professor Stebbing cannon-fodder for at least a chapter.

1993 BBC Wildlife June 6/4 Field voles are nature's cannon-fodder, the mainstay of many carnivore diets.

2010 P. Daniels Class Actor xxxv. 242 They've not really dealt with anything properly: the issues are just cannon fodder for the ratings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cannon fodder
释义	cannon foddern. Brit. /ˈkanən ˌfɒdə/, U.S. /ˈkænən ˌfɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: cannon n.¹, fodder n. Etymology: < cannon n.¹ + fodder n., after German Kanonenfutter (1796 or earlier), perhaps itself after food for powder at food n. 1e. 1. Soldiers regarded simply as material to be expended in war. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > [noun] > collectively > regarded as material food for powder1598 cannon fodder1847 gun-fodder1900 1847 Harbinger 20 Feb. 161/2 Common soldiers—cannon fodder, who correspond to the bailiffs in the civil warfare. 1898 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 43/1 Peter [the Great], regarding children as future cannon-fodder, was as terribly severe on infanticide as he was infinitely indulgent to illegitimacy. 1928 Observer 11 Mar. 12/4 Frederick's Ambassador, vetoing the sale of cannon-fodder under pain of civil war in Germany. 1950 E. Partridge Here, There & Everywhere 65 Cannon-fodder was never very popular with British troops. 2016 Mirror (Nexis) 1 July Despite the fortifications, the troops were cannon fodder as soon as they walked out of the wood to attack the German redoubt. 2. In extended use: someone who or something which is regarded as expendable or easily destroyed; a habitual or easy target. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > worthless hawc1000 turdc1275 fille1297 dusta1300 lead1303 skitc1330 naught1340 vanityc1340 wrakea1350 rushc1350 dirt1357 fly's wing1377 goose-wing1377 fartc1390 chaff?a1400 nutshella1400 shalec1400 yardc1400 wrack1472 pelfrya1529 trasha1529 dreg1531 trish-trash1542 alchemy1547 beggary?1548 rubbish1548 pelfa1555 chip1556 stark naught1562 paltry?1566 rubbish1566 riff-raff1570 bran1574 baggage1579 nihil1579 trush-trash1582 stubblea1591 tartar1590 garbage1592 bag of winda1599 a cracked or slit groat1600 kitchen stuff1600 tilta1603 nothing?1608 bauble1609 countera1616 a pair of Yorkshire sleeves in a goldsmith's shop1620 buttermilk1630 dross1632 paltrement1641 cattle1643 bagatelle1647 nothingness1652 brimborion1653 stuff1670 flap-dragon1700 mud1706 caput mortuuma1711 snuff1778 twaddle1786 powder-post1790 traffic1828 junk1836 duffer1852 shice1859 punk1869 hogwash1870 cagmag1875 shit1890 tosh1892 tripe1895 dreck1905 schlock1906 cannon fodder1917 shite1928 skunk1929 crut1937 chickenshit1938 crud1943 Mickey Mouse1958 gick1959 garbo1978 turd1978 pants1994 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > worthless chaffc1386 noughta1400 noughtinga1500 trifle?a1500 undought1508 wallydraigle?a1513 jackstraw1565 oatmeal-groat1594 trasha1616 Jack-of-strawa1625 little worth1823 wanworth1832 shicer1846 nowt1847 no good1871 two-spot1885 cannon fodder1917 crumb1918 no-gooder1936 nogoodnik1936 schmatte1967 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top i. 8 I went out into Tottenham Court Road in quest of cannon fodder. 1942 Scrutiny 10 iv. 385 Enough passages like the above could be found..to yield Professor Stebbing cannon-fodder for at least a chapter. 1993 BBC Wildlife June 6/4 Field voles are nature's cannon-fodder, the mainstay of many carnivore diets. 2010 P. Daniels Class Actor xxxv. 242 They've not really dealt with anything properly: the issues are just cannon fodder for the ratings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1847
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