demobn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)diːˈmɒb/, U.S.

/diˈmɑb/

Forms: 1900s– demob. (with point), 1900s– demob (without point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: demobilization n.; demobilized n.

Etymology: Partly shortened < demobilization n., partly shortened < demobilized n., in early use partly as a graphic abbreviation. Compare demob v.

colloquial (originally and chiefly British).

1. = demobilization n.Most commonly with reference to the demobilization of British and Commonwealth troops at the end of the First World War (1914–18) and (esp.) the Second World War (1939–45).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > levying or mobilizing > disbanding

disordering1523

disbanding1611

cash1617

cashiering1629

reducing1646

reformation1668

reform1698

disbandment1720

demobilization1850

disembodiment1871

demob1918

1918 Green Tiger June 153/1 Whether the Army has gone to the Dogs since the return of a gallant Captain to South Wales on ‘De Mob’.

1919 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 June 38/3 Cambridge graduate, age 38, married elig. for demob., now home, can invest up to £500 in good class Practice or Partnership.

1945 Daily Mirror 11 Aug. 3 (headline) It's ‘total’ demob. now—Many home by year's end.

1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 174 Everyone began to think of demob and home.

1977 Navy News Aug. 33 (advt.) We can take the doubt out of demob by helping you find a well-paid job.

2009 Embalmer Mar. 5/1 Following demob from the RAF he was ‘claimed back’ into the family business of A Waite & Son where he continued to work until his retirement.

2. In plural. Troops who have been demobilized at the end of a war, originally the First World War (1914–18). Cf. demobilized n.

ΚΠ

1919 Manch. Guardian 8 Jan. 4/4 ‘The Demobs’... A draft of 350 men, belonging to many units, who were due to leave Waterloo for Salonika, decided that they would rather stop at home... Those who could prove that they had jobs waiting for them should not have to go back at all.

1920 Rotarian May 262/3 The report of the ‘Jobs for Demobs’ Committee..showed some splendid work accomplished in this line.

1945 Economist 10 Feb. 179/1 The main danger, as after the last war, will be for the ‘demobs’ themselves.

2004 Afr. News (Nexis) 14 Apr. The chairperson of the national [sc. Angolan] commission for reintegration of the demobs.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (in sense 1), as demob grant, demob leave, etc. Cf. demobilization n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1919 E.L.C. News (Egyptian Labour Corps) 15 July 1/2 You must proceed to Demob. Camp.

1949 B. Boland Cockpit in Plays of Year I. 58 I know one of the places where I don't want to spend my demob. leave.

1980 M. Frayn Make & Break ii, in Plays: One (1985) 356 Met in a demob centre after the war, didn't they?

1999 Independent 3 Feb. ii. 7/1 She re-entered art school on a ‘demob’ grant after the war.

C2.

demob happy adj. deliriously excited or elated because of (impending) release from a job, assignment, posting, etc.In later use sometimes implying waning interest or commitment as a period of work, etc., comes to an end.

ΚΠ

1958 J. P. Masterton in R. A. Hamilton Ventures to Arctic viii. 140 Everybody was ‘demob-happy’, packing up equipment and itching to go home.

1974 Guardian 11 Jan. 9/2 Apparently the American car industry is half-drunk, half-drugged and generally one degree under on Mondays, demob-happy on Fridays.

1982 Financial Times (Nexis) 30 July 12 I do not expect much to come of all this as demob-happy MPs come to the summer recess.

2002 J. Cartwright White Lightning iii. 18 He is moving on to a Jane Austen after this, with a proper budget, and he is demob happy.

demob suit n. a suit issued to a soldier when he or she is demobilized.

ΚΠ

1949 G. Cotterell Randle in Springtime 282 The mockery of the black Homburgs and umbrellas, the demob suits, whose patterns one often recognised [etc.].

a1964 J. Maclaren-Ross Bitten by Tarantula (2005) 212 A seedy young man in a frayed collar and a shiny demob suit.

2000 F. Keane Stranger's Eye 140 On leaving the navy, Ron was given a demob suit and nothing else.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

demobv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)diːˈmɒb/,

/dᵻˈmɒb/, U.S.

/diˈmɑb/,

/dəˈmɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: demobilize v.

Etymology: Shortened < demobilize v. Compare demob n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly British).

transitive. To release (a person) from military service, esp. at the end of a war. Also in extended use. Usually in passive. Cf. demobilize v. 1.Usually with reference to the demobilization of British and Commonwealth troops at the end of the First World War (1914–18) and (esp.) the Second World War (1939–45).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > levy or mobilize > disband

cash1564

cashier1580

disband1591

reform1604

reduce1637

disbandon1640

disembody1762

demobilize1850

immobilize1871

demob1919

1919 Daily Mail (Hull) 25 Jan. 4 Sergeant Bandsman Rice, late of the King's Royal Rifles, and Trooper A. Maskill, late of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays),..have been ‘demobbed’ after long and gallant service in France.

1920 Glasgow Herald 2 June 11 Some young soldiers..who had been recently demobbed.

1923 T. S. Eliot Waste Land ii. 11 When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said..Now Albert's coming back, make yourself a bit smart.

1945 News Chron. 17 May No more Bevin boys will be directed to the pits, but those already there will have to remain until the time comes for them to be demobbed according to age and length of service, just as if they were soldiers.

1967 Melody Maker 21 Jan. 6 When I was demobbed in 1960 I had no intention of going back to my trade as a fitter.

1985 A. Guinness Blessings in Disguise v. 59 I was still in uniform, but about to be demobbed.

2002 G. Mccafferty They had no Choice x. 64 The war at last came to an end and Harry went home to get demobbed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demob
释义	demobn. Brit. /(ˌ)diːˈmɒb/, U.S. /diˈmɑb/ Forms: 1900s– demob. (with point), 1900s– demob (without point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: demobilization n.; demobilized n. Etymology: Partly shortened < demobilization n., partly shortened < demobilized n., in early use partly as a graphic abbreviation. Compare demob v. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). 1. = demobilization n.Most commonly with reference to the demobilization of British and Commonwealth troops at the end of the First World War (1914–18) and (esp.) the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > levying or mobilizing > disbanding disordering1523 disbanding1611 cash1617 cashiering1629 reducing1646 reformation1668 reform1698 disbandment1720 demobilization1850 disembodiment1871 demob1918 1918 Green Tiger June 153/1 Whether the Army has gone to the Dogs since the return of a gallant Captain to South Wales on ‘De Mob’. 1919 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 June 38/3 Cambridge graduate, age 38, married elig. for demob., now home, can invest up to £500 in good class Practice or Partnership. 1945 Daily Mirror 11 Aug. 3 (headline) It's ‘total’ demob. now—Many home by year's end. 1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 174 Everyone began to think of demob and home. 1977 Navy News Aug. 33 (advt.) We can take the doubt out of demob by helping you find a well-paid job. 2009 Embalmer Mar. 5/1 Following demob from the RAF he was ‘claimed back’ into the family business of A Waite & Son where he continued to work until his retirement. 2. In plural. Troops who have been demobilized at the end of a war, originally the First World War (1914–18). Cf. demobilized n. ΚΠ 1919 Manch. Guardian 8 Jan. 4/4 ‘The Demobs’... A draft of 350 men, belonging to many units, who were due to leave Waterloo for Salonika, decided that they would rather stop at home... Those who could prove that they had jobs waiting for them should not have to go back at all. 1920 Rotarian May 262/3 The report of the ‘Jobs for Demobs’ Committee..showed some splendid work accomplished in this line. 1945 Economist 10 Feb. 179/1 The main danger, as after the last war, will be for the ‘demobs’ themselves. 2004 Afr. News (Nexis) 14 Apr. The chairperson of the national [sc. Angolan] commission for reintegration of the demobs. Compounds C1. General attributive (in sense 1), as demob grant, demob leave, etc. Cf. demobilization n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1919 E.L.C. News (Egyptian Labour Corps) 15 July 1/2 You must proceed to Demob. Camp. 1949 B. Boland Cockpit in Plays of Year I. 58 I know one of the places where I don't want to spend my demob. leave. 1980 M. Frayn Make & Break ii, in Plays: One (1985) 356 Met in a demob centre after the war, didn't they? 1999 Independent 3 Feb. ii. 7/1 She re-entered art school on a ‘demob’ grant after the war. C2. demob happy adj. deliriously excited or elated because of (impending) release from a job, assignment, posting, etc.In later use sometimes implying waning interest or commitment as a period of work, etc., comes to an end. ΚΠ 1958 J. P. Masterton in R. A. Hamilton Ventures to Arctic viii. 140 Everybody was ‘demob-happy’, packing up equipment and itching to go home. 1974 Guardian 11 Jan. 9/2 Apparently the American car industry is half-drunk, half-drugged and generally one degree under on Mondays, demob-happy on Fridays. 1982 Financial Times (Nexis) 30 July 12 I do not expect much to come of all this as demob-happy MPs come to the summer recess. 2002 J. Cartwright White Lightning iii. 18 He is moving on to a Jane Austen after this, with a proper budget, and he is demob happy. demob suit n. a suit issued to a soldier when he or she is demobilized. ΚΠ 1949 G. Cotterell Randle in Springtime 282 The mockery of the black Homburgs and umbrellas, the demob suits, whose patterns one often recognised [etc.]. a1964 J. Maclaren-Ross Bitten by Tarantula (2005) 212 A seedy young man in a frayed collar and a shiny demob suit. 2000 F. Keane Stranger's Eye 140 On leaving the navy, Ron was given a demob suit and nothing else. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). demobv. Brit. /(ˌ)diːˈmɒb/, /dᵻˈmɒb/, U.S. /diˈmɑb/, /dəˈmɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: demobilize v. Etymology: Shortened < demobilize v. Compare demob n. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). transitive. To release (a person) from military service, esp. at the end of a war. Also in extended use. Usually in passive. Cf. demobilize v. 1.Usually with reference to the demobilization of British and Commonwealth troops at the end of the First World War (1914–18) and (esp.) the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > levy or mobilize > disband cash1564 cashier1580 disband1591 reform1604 reduce1637 disbandon1640 disembody1762 demobilize1850 immobilize1871 demob1919 1919 Daily Mail (Hull) 25 Jan. 4 Sergeant Bandsman Rice, late of the King's Royal Rifles, and Trooper A. Maskill, late of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays),..have been ‘demobbed’ after long and gallant service in France. 1920 Glasgow Herald 2 June 11 Some young soldiers..who had been recently demobbed. 1923 T. S. Eliot Waste Land ii. 11 When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said..Now Albert's coming back, make yourself a bit smart. 1945 News Chron. 17 May No more Bevin boys will be directed to the pits, but those already there will have to remain until the time comes for them to be demobbed according to age and length of service, just as if they were soldiers. 1967 Melody Maker 21 Jan. 6 When I was demobbed in 1960 I had no intention of going back to my trade as a fitter. 1985 A. Guinness Blessings in Disguise v. 59 I was still in uniform, but about to be demobbed. 2002 G. Mccafferty They had no Choice x. 64 The war at last came to an end and Harry went home to get demobbed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918v.1919
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