chestyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɛsti/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɛsti/

Etymology: < chest n.¹ 9 + -y suffix¹.

1. U.S. slang. Conceited and self-assertive; having one's chest thrust out as a sign of self-importance. Also quasi-adv., in to walk chesty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective]

crousea1400

crank1499

cockish1551

forward1561

forthyc1565

forthputting?1577

perching1579

perk1579

perking?1584

officious1596

pratchant1596

putting-forth1621

obtrusive1652

petulcous1661

pushing1682

coxy1728

cocky1768

bumptious1801

furthy1808

upsetting1817

perky1820

self-asserting1821

protrusive1841

self-assertive1849

aggressive1855

self-assertory1867

perkisha1870

pushful1871

pushy1874

forritsome1894

chesty1900

1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 90 Zoroaster and Zendavesta continued to walk Chesty and tell People how Good they were.

1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 57 It isn't quite as chesty as ‘David Harum’, but there's more poetry in it.

1903 N.Y. Sun 29 Nov. 26 His school reputation..may have had the effect of enlarging his self-esteem. He may have been a bit chesty, as it is known in the vernacular of the campus.

1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch iii. 69 The team had won the championship in 1900, and naturally they were all pretty chesty.

1929 S. Anderson in Mercury Story Bk. 231 Her father was not rich to make her chesty because she was his daughter.

1950 A. Lomax Mister Jelly Roll (1952) 148 George was a little bit chesty, because all the girls around were making eyes at him.

a. Inclined to or symptomatic of weakness or disease of the chest; see also quot. 1934. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [adjective]

chesty1930

1930 J. Cannan No Walls of Jasper xv. 265 The family solicitor—he'd a cold too, but a chesty one.

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Chesty, ..having chest tones. colloq.

1945 E. Taylor At Mrs Lippincote's xx. 175 ‘That is a nasty cough you have, Felicity,’ said Julia. ‘I have always been a bit chesty.’

1967 Guardian 7 Dec. 8/5 Many of these children are chesty, prone to colds.

b. Of a woman: having prominent breasts. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > breast or breasts (of woman) > [adjective] > types of

milky1557

milkful1589

full-breasted1611

liberal?1624

milkless1636

busty1867

bosomful1870

pneumatic1910

bosomy1928

top-heavy1934

breasty1937

well-endowed1951

chesty1955

1955 M. Dickens Winds of Heaven vi. 168 A chesty girl in a sweater.

Derivatives

ˈchestily adv. in a chesty (sense 1) manner (U.S. slang).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adverb]

crousea1525

forwardly1552

cockishly1570

officiously1598

cockingly?1734

protrusively1833

perkingly1841

self-assertingly1841

perkily1843

bumptiously1844

cockily1855

chestily1908

with (an) attitude1975

1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock iii. 59 So I explained rather chestily to Horton. ‘Of course, I didn't send those notes; but it was done by one of my authorized agents.’

1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 26 June A Clinton man chestily announces that he does not fear divorce.

ˈchestiness n. the condition or quality of being chesty (in any of the senses above).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]

spritec1540

forwardnessa1616

perkinga1624

petulcity1628

perknessa1640

furthinessa1658

outbearing1740

self-assertion1805

bumptiousness1834

cockiness1841

perkiness1847

self-assertiveness1855

coxiness1859

forthputting1861

assertiveness1881

pushingness1881

aggression1889

pushfulness1897

pushiness1898

chestiness1909

attitude1975

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun]

phthisic1301

chestiness1909

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Chestiness, the feelings, attitude, or manner of a ‘chesty’ person; defiant self-assertiveness.

1910 O. Johnson Varmint xiii. 181 Why so much chestiness?..I haven't sold anything to any of you, have I?

1959 Woman's Own 7 Nov. 4/3 I wondered if you could give me any tips for preventing..‘chestiness’?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chesty
释义	chestyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃɛsti/, U.S. /ˈtʃɛsti/ Etymology: < chest n.¹ 9 + -y suffix¹. 1. U.S. slang. Conceited and self-assertive; having one's chest thrust out as a sign of self-importance. Also quasi-adv., in to walk chesty. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 90 Zoroaster and Zendavesta continued to walk Chesty and tell People how Good they were. 1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 57 It isn't quite as chesty as ‘David Harum’, but there's more poetry in it. 1903 N.Y. Sun 29 Nov. 26 His school reputation..may have had the effect of enlarging his self-esteem. He may have been a bit chesty, as it is known in the vernacular of the campus. 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch iii. 69 The team had won the championship in 1900, and naturally they were all pretty chesty. 1929 S. Anderson in Mercury Story Bk. 231 Her father was not rich to make her chesty because she was his daughter. 1950 A. Lomax Mister Jelly Roll (1952) 148 George was a little bit chesty, because all the girls around were making eyes at him. 2. a. Inclined to or symptomatic of weakness or disease of the chest; see also quot. 1934. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [adjective] chesty1930 1930 J. Cannan No Walls of Jasper xv. 265 The family solicitor—he'd a cold too, but a chesty one. 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Chesty, ..having chest tones. colloq. 1945 E. Taylor At Mrs Lippincote's xx. 175 ‘That is a nasty cough you have, Felicity,’ said Julia. ‘I have always been a bit chesty.’ 1967 Guardian 7 Dec. 8/5 Many of these children are chesty, prone to colds. b. Of a woman: having prominent breasts. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > breast or breasts (of woman) > [adjective] > types of milky1557 milkful1589 full-breasted1611 liberal?1624 milkless1636 busty1867 bosomful1870 pneumatic1910 bosomy1928 top-heavy1934 breasty1937 well-endowed1951 chesty1955 1955 M. Dickens Winds of Heaven vi. 168 A chesty girl in a sweater. Derivatives ˈchestily adv. in a chesty (sense 1) manner (U.S. slang). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adverb] crousea1525 forwardly1552 cockishly1570 officiously1598 cockingly?1734 protrusively1833 perkingly1841 self-assertingly1841 perkily1843 bumptiously1844 cockily1855 chestily1908 with (an) attitude1975 1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock iii. 59 So I explained rather chestily to Horton. ‘Of course, I didn't send those notes; but it was done by one of my authorized agents.’ 1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 26 June A Clinton man chestily announces that he does not fear divorce. ˈchestiness n. the condition or quality of being chesty (in any of the senses above). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun] spritec1540 forwardnessa1616 perkinga1624 petulcity1628 perknessa1640 furthinessa1658 outbearing1740 self-assertion1805 bumptiousness1834 cockiness1841 perkiness1847 self-assertiveness1855 coxiness1859 forthputting1861 assertiveness1881 pushingness1881 aggression1889 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 chestiness1909 attitude1975 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] phthisic1301 chestiness1909 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Chestiness, the feelings, attitude, or manner of a ‘chesty’ person; defiant self-assertiveness. 1910 O. Johnson Varmint xiii. 181 Why so much chestiness?..I haven't sold anything to any of you, have I? 1959 Woman's Own 7 Nov. 4/3 I wondered if you could give me any tips for preventing..‘chestiness’? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1900
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