Dad's Armyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdadz ˈɑːmi/, U.S.

/ˌdædz ˈɑrmi/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Dad's Army.

Etymology: < Dad's Army, the name of a British television comedy series (1968–77) set in a fictional Home Guard unit during the Second World War < the genitive of dad n.¹ + army n.The title of the television series was apparently suggested by Michael Mills (1919–88), head of BBC Comedy and Light Entertainment, as a replacement for the initial working title, The Fighting Tigers. Compare the following early references to the title of the series as broadcast:1968 M. Grade Let. 8 Mar. in www.bbc.co.uk (O.E.D. Archive) With regard to the above artiste's appearance in ‘Dad's Army’ this is to confirm my conversation with you recently regarding the billing.1968 Times 31 July 14/1 B.B.C.1... 8.20 Dad's Army (comedy). Part 1: The Man and the Hour.

colloquial and humorous (originally British).

A. n.

1. historical. (A nickname for) the Home Guard (home guard n. 4b).

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > home-defence troops

home defence1623

home guard1940

Dad's Army1970

1970 Socialist Comm. Apr. 12/1 The main plank of Conservative plans for an expansion of the forces seems to be a resurrected Dad's Army to provide the last resort defence of ‘these islands’.

1973 Irish Times 27 June 17/2 Nostalgia for the great days when..all creeds and classes joined ‘Dad's Army’ so as the better to defend the beaches.

1989 Times 21 Jan. 40/4 There were the evacuees... There were the Yanks, and there was Dad's Army.

1997 People (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Sport section) 62 The old pond..was once a Dad's Army firing range in WWII.

2011 T. Benn in B. Montague Year on Sauce 48 In 1941 at 16 I joined Dad's Army. I was trained to use a bayonet, a revolver and a grenade.

2. (A nickname for) any military force likened to the Home Guard as portrayed in the television series Dad's Army, esp. one whose members are elderly, inexperienced, or poorly equipped. Frequently depreciative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > [noun]

army1698

land-force1790

brown job1943

Dad's Army1970

1970 Guardian 5 May 9/2 (headline) Dad's Army up Romeas junction.

1974 Washington Post 27 Jan. a18/5 The government has had to mobilize what Rhodesians jokingly call ‘Dad's Army’, 38- to 50-year-old members of the Territorial Forces reserve.

1982 Spectator 30 Jan. 7/3 The Soviet forces have chosen to ignore this rag-tag Dad's Army, preferring to think of them as a minor irritant only.

2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 July 16 (headline) Afghans set up Dad's Army in villages to deter Taliban.

3. In extended use: (a nickname for) any group of people likened to the Home Guard unit portrayed in the television series Dad's Army; spec. (a) depreciative a political organization, sports team, etc., whose members are regarded as inept or too old to be effective; (b) a group of (esp. elderly) amateurs or volunteers brought together to pursue a particular goal.

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1971 Times 10 Feb. 2/1 They laughed at us in the beginning and called us Dad's Army.

1973 Guardian 8 Mar. 8/5 Amateur astronomers are being asked to form a ‘dad's army’ to help space-defence experts to find out what methods Soviet military authorities are using.

1984 Irish Times 12 Nov. 1/7 The selectors..virtually discarded last season's wooden spoonists who had become known as Dad's Army.

1996 G. Gunton Travellers in Time 118 The buildings have been restored by a ‘Dad's Army’ from the Historical Society.

2012 Australian (Nexis) 31 May 6 The so-called ‘Dad's Army’ of senior government figures will be under pressure to stand aside at the election.

B. adj.

Characteristic or reminiscent of the television series Dad's Army, esp. in involving a military force whose members are elderly, inexperienced, or poorly equipped. Also of a sports team: made up of players regarded as being past their prime. Frequently depreciative.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [adjective] > home-defence

fencible1795

Dad's Army1971

1971 Times 7 Apr. 4/1 The T.A.V.R. Council pointed out..that these are still young men, with none of the ‘Dad's Army’ image.

1986 Guardian 20 May 23/8 As for evacuation plans in the case of an accident, is one unfair in sensing a ‘Dad's Army’ quality about much of it?

1987 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 30 Oct. He states that the Royal Volunteer Coast Patrol is a ‘Dad's Army outfit’.

1995 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 8 Feb. England can never again expect to bring a Dad's Army side to Australia and snatch the Ashes.

2007 J. Fowler in H. McManners Forgotten Voices of Falklands (2008) v. 61 A group of Falkland Island Defence Force were marched past..wearing a motley collection of Second World War uniforms and things. It was very Dad's Army.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dads army
释义	Dad's Armyn.adj. Brit. /ˌdadz ˈɑːmi/, U.S. /ˌdædz ˈɑrmi/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Dad's Army. Etymology: < Dad's Army, the name of a British television comedy series (1968–77) set in a fictional Home Guard unit during the Second World War < the genitive of dad n.¹ + army n.The title of the television series was apparently suggested by Michael Mills (1919–88), head of BBC Comedy and Light Entertainment, as a replacement for the initial working title, The Fighting Tigers. Compare the following early references to the title of the series as broadcast:1968 M. Grade Let. 8 Mar. in www.bbc.co.uk (O.E.D. Archive) With regard to the above artiste's appearance in ‘Dad's Army’ this is to confirm my conversation with you recently regarding the billing.1968 Times 31 July 14/1 B.B.C.1... 8.20 Dad's Army (comedy). Part 1: The Man and the Hour. colloquial and humorous (originally British). A. n. 1. historical. (A nickname for) the Home Guard (home guard n. 4b). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > home-defence troops home defence1623 home guard1940 Dad's Army1970 1970 Socialist Comm. Apr. 12/1 The main plank of Conservative plans for an expansion of the forces seems to be a resurrected Dad's Army to provide the last resort defence of ‘these islands’. 1973 Irish Times 27 June 17/2 Nostalgia for the great days when..all creeds and classes joined ‘Dad's Army’ so as the better to defend the beaches. 1989 Times 21 Jan. 40/4 There were the evacuees... There were the Yanks, and there was Dad's Army. 1997 People (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Sport section) 62 The old pond..was once a Dad's Army firing range in WWII. 2011 T. Benn in B. Montague Year on Sauce 48 In 1941 at 16 I joined Dad's Army. I was trained to use a bayonet, a revolver and a grenade. 2. (A nickname for) any military force likened to the Home Guard as portrayed in the television series Dad's Army, esp. one whose members are elderly, inexperienced, or poorly equipped. Frequently depreciative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > [noun] army1698 land-force1790 brown job1943 Dad's Army1970 1970 Guardian 5 May 9/2 (headline) Dad's Army up Romeas junction. 1974 Washington Post 27 Jan. a18/5 The government has had to mobilize what Rhodesians jokingly call ‘Dad's Army’, 38- to 50-year-old members of the Territorial Forces reserve. 1982 Spectator 30 Jan. 7/3 The Soviet forces have chosen to ignore this rag-tag Dad's Army, preferring to think of them as a minor irritant only. 2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 July 16 (headline) Afghans set up Dad's Army in villages to deter Taliban. 3. In extended use: (a nickname for) any group of people likened to the Home Guard unit portrayed in the television series Dad's Army; spec. (a) depreciative a political organization, sports team, etc., whose members are regarded as inept or too old to be effective; (b) a group of (esp. elderly) amateurs or volunteers brought together to pursue a particular goal. ΚΠ 1971 Times 10 Feb. 2/1 They laughed at us in the beginning and called us Dad's Army. 1973 Guardian 8 Mar. 8/5 Amateur astronomers are being asked to form a ‘dad's army’ to help space-defence experts to find out what methods Soviet military authorities are using. 1984 Irish Times 12 Nov. 1/7 The selectors..virtually discarded last season's wooden spoonists who had become known as Dad's Army. 1996 G. Gunton Travellers in Time 118 The buildings have been restored by a ‘Dad's Army’ from the Historical Society. 2012 Australian (Nexis) 31 May 6 The so-called ‘Dad's Army’ of senior government figures will be under pressure to stand aside at the election. B. adj. Characteristic or reminiscent of the television series Dad's Army, esp. in involving a military force whose members are elderly, inexperienced, or poorly equipped. Also of a sports team: made up of players regarded as being past their prime. Frequently depreciative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [adjective] > home-defence fencible1795 Dad's Army1971 1971 Times 7 Apr. 4/1 The T.A.V.R. Council pointed out..that these are still young men, with none of the ‘Dad's Army’ image. 1986 Guardian 20 May 23/8 As for evacuation plans in the case of an accident, is one unfair in sensing a ‘Dad's Army’ quality about much of it? 1987 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 30 Oct. He states that the Royal Volunteer Coast Patrol is a ‘Dad's Army outfit’. 1995 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 8 Feb. England can never again expect to bring a Dad's Army side to Australia and snatch the Ashes. 2007 J. Fowler in H. McManners Forgotten Voices of Falklands (2008) v. 61 A group of Falkland Island Defence Force were marched past..wearing a motley collection of Second World War uniforms and things. It was very Dad's Army. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1970
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