alrightnikn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːlˈrʌɪtnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɔlˈraɪtnɪk/,

/ˌɑlˈraɪtnɪk/

Forms: 1900s– allrightnick, 1900s– all-rightnik, 1900s– allrightnik, 1900s– alrightnik.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: all right adj., -nik suffix.

Etymology: < all right adj. + -nik suffix.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

Chiefly in Jewish usage: a person who has succeeded in life financially but is regarded as vulgar or self-satisfied; a nouveau-riche person, an arriviste.

ΚΠ

1916 E. H. Lewis Those about Trench vii. 53 Marcus was what is technically known as an ‘allrightnik’. He united a profound veneration for antiquity with an insolent adequacy in the clothing business.

1919 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. 156 Allrightnick means an upstart, an offensive boaster, one of whom his fellows would say ‘He is all right’ with a sneer.

1963 Times 28 Mar. 7/2 The daughter rejects her beatnik suitor and reconsiders her allrightnik fiancé.

1979 A. Ginsberg in Amer. Poetry Rev. May 22 Penthoused millionaires, White House alrightniks crowding my brain with..insults & smalltalk, threats & dollars.

2004 M. Gross Real Life of Ralph Lauren ii. xix. 72 A camper whose parents owned the lavish Concord resort would arrange a room so they could spend a day among the alrightniks, the Jewish nouveau riche, who'd done all right and showed it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alrightnik
释义	alrightnikn. Brit. /ˌɔːlˈrʌɪtnɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔlˈraɪtnɪk/, /ˌɑlˈraɪtnɪk/ Forms: 1900s– allrightnick, 1900s– all-rightnik, 1900s– allrightnik, 1900s– alrightnik. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: all right adj., -nik suffix. Etymology: < all right adj. + -nik suffix. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Chiefly in Jewish usage: a person who has succeeded in life financially but is regarded as vulgar or self-satisfied; a nouveau-riche person, an arriviste. ΚΠ 1916 E. H. Lewis Those about Trench vii. 53 Marcus was what is technically known as an ‘allrightnik’. He united a profound veneration for antiquity with an insolent adequacy in the clothing business. 1919 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. 156 Allrightnick means an upstart, an offensive boaster, one of whom his fellows would say ‘He is all right’ with a sneer. 1963 Times 28 Mar. 7/2 The daughter rejects her beatnik suitor and reconsiders her allrightnik fiancé. 1979 A. Ginsberg in Amer. Poetry Rev. May 22 Penthoused millionaires, White House alrightniks crowding my brain with..insults & smalltalk, threats & dollars. 2004 M. Gross Real Life of Ralph Lauren ii. xix. 72 A camper whose parents owned the lavish Concord resort would arrange a room so they could spend a day among the alrightniks, the Jewish nouveau riche, who'd done all right and showed it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1916
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