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standee orig. and chiefly U.S.|stænˈdiː|
[f. stand v. + -ee.]
1. (See quot. 1859.) Also transf. in Theatr. U.S.
1831American (Harrodsbury, Kentucky) 25 Mar. 1/5 ‘I say Cap'en, what have I got?’ ‘A standee,’ roared a dozen voices... ‘Captain, I demand a berth.’ 1849G. G. Foster N.Y. in Slices xxiv. 90 Some police reporter..thus nobly earns the privilege of a seat in the dress circle..or a standee in the lobby on full nights. 1859Bartlett Dict. Amer. (ed. 2) 446 Standee, a standing bed-place in a steamer.
2. a. One who is compelled to stand; spec. a standing passenger in a public vehicle.
1856Knickerbocker Mar. 278 Occasionally the car is brought to a full stop, and the ‘standees’ are thrown against each other like alley-pins by a ‘ten-strike’. 1880Webster, Standee, one who is obliged to stand at a place of public amusement. (Cant.) (U.S.) 1901Pond Eccentr. Genius 313 Mr. Irving..having been one of the standees on that occasion. 1934Wodehouse Right Ho, Jeeves xvii. 211, I wedged myself in among the standees at the back. 1942Sun (Baltimore) 12 Aug. 9/2 Mr. Maxwell admitted that the bus left the terminal at Overlea with fourteen standees. 1954E. E. Cummings Let. 8 Dec. (1969) 238 A 9 o'clock, all ‘standees’ had to be given the seats of all ticketowners who..hadn't appeared. 1964N. Marsh Dead Water iii. 81 There were not enough chairs... Major Barrimore, Superintendent Coombe and Dr. Maine formed a rather ill-assorted group of standees. 1976J. Lee Ninth Man 70 No seats were vacant, and standees stared angrily at the children for taking up so much space. 1982S. B. Flexner Listening to America 109 The stands..seated 4,000 fans,..with over 20,000 added standees also watching.
b. attrib., esp. of public transport vehicles, as standee bus.
1937Sun (Baltimore) 27 Oct. 5/2 Spectators began storming the playhouse long before curtain time, and by the time the show began, there was a standee audience. 1952Public Transport Assoc. Jrnl. July 336 Large capacity single deck motor buses of special construction... The Minister had under review the whole question of standing passengers (including standing passengers on ‘Standee’ type vehicles). 1959Kitchin & Wenlock Road Transport Law (ed. 12) 124 Laden weight of p.s.v. is total of vehicle with water, oil and fuel, plus 140 lb per seat (and, in the case of ‘standee’ vehicles registered after December 31, 1954, an additional 140 lb for each standing passenger in excess of eight). 1962Daily Tel. 5 Nov. 10/2 The introduction of ‘standee’ buses, carrying 35 standing passengers and 35 seated. 1970Commercial Motor 25 Sept. 122/2 The stanchions which one would expect in a standee bus are absent..to enable operators to suggest where handrails and stanchions would best be fitted. 1976P. R. White Planning for Public Transport iv. 80 The pattern of three or four sets of sliding doors per car..is related to an interior layout of limited seating capacity, often arranged longitudinally, and a high proportion of standee space. 1983Buses Feb. 56/2 This [bus] was fitted with a dual exit and a standee area on the lower deck. |