allee sameeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌɔːliː ˈseɪmi/, U.S.

/ˌɔli ˈseɪmi/,

/ˌɑli ˈseɪmi/

Forms: 1800s all e same, 1800s– allee samee.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese Pidgin English. Etymon: Chinese Pidgin English allee samee.

Etymology: < Chinese Pidgin English allee samee all the same < allee ( < all adj. + Chinese Pidgin English -ee : see makee v.) + samee ( < same adj. + Chinese Pidgin English -ee), after all the same at same adv. 2.

Chiefly humorous or depreciative.

A. adj.

In representations or imitations of (esp. Chinese) pidgin English: all alike; all the same (as someone or something).

ΚΠ

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xix. 182 New Zealand Kanaka [sc. native] eat white man;—Sandwich Island Kanaka,—no. Sandwich Island Kanaka..all 'e same a' you!

1856 C. A. Abbey Diary 23 Sept. in H. A. Gosnell Before Mast in Clippers (1937) 82 I have no time to write so I can only say that its ‘all e same’ thing.

1889 Harper's New Monthly Mag. 79 937/2 To him London and Ning-Po, New York and Foo-Chow, are ‘allee samee’, and the only thought in his mind is that you are going on a journey.

1906 Sat. Evening Post 17 Nov. 30/3 We figured you'd get rich, allee samee, like us, an' go back to China an' be happy ever after.

1935 J. P. Johnson Unquenchable Flame 150 Yes, yes, we could get the choicest food here... ‘Allee samee like American dinner. Bellee good!’

1970 C. Ozick in Judaism 19 270 [Allen] Ginsberg..can recite mantras, love the cross, and speak of hasidism in the same breath: ‘allee samee’, he says of all the religions in the world—all the same.

1995 Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times 13 Apr. 4 a/5 Chechen in Russia; Koresh group at Waco; Confederate States of America... Allee samee philosophee.

B. adv.

Nevertheless, notwithstanding, despite this. Cf. all the same at same adv. 2, samey adv. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1880 Amer. Bee Jrnl. Mar. 143/2 The American Bee Journal is striking sledge-hammer blows at the foibles,..while plodding along ‘allee samee’.

1883 in J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era (1909) 6/2 They were not quite married, but..lived together allee-samee.

1908 J. K. Bangs Genial Idiot vii. 83 I'll bet you preached a bully good sermon, allee samee.

1921 F. Cobb Battling the Clouds xi. 112 We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says,..somebody gets that machine all out of tune.

1960 J. A. Miller Fares, Please! ii. 35 The Chinese had a phrase for it [sc. the cable car]: ‘No pullee, no pushee, allee samee go.’

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

单词	allee samee
释义	allee sameeadj.adv. Brit. /ˌɔːliː ˈseɪmi/, U.S. /ˌɔli ˈseɪmi/, /ˌɑli ˈseɪmi/ Forms: 1800s all e same, 1800s– allee samee. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese Pidgin English. Etymon: Chinese Pidgin English allee samee. Etymology: < Chinese Pidgin English allee samee all the same < allee ( < all adj. + Chinese Pidgin English -ee : see makee v.) + samee ( < same adj. + Chinese Pidgin English -ee), after all the same at same adv. 2. Chiefly humorous or depreciative. A. adj. In representations or imitations of (esp. Chinese) pidgin English: all alike; all the same (as someone or something). ΚΠ 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xix. 182 New Zealand Kanaka [sc. native] eat white man;—Sandwich Island Kanaka,—no. Sandwich Island Kanaka..all 'e same a' you! 1856 C. A. Abbey Diary 23 Sept. in H. A. Gosnell Before Mast in Clippers (1937) 82 I have no time to write so I can only say that its ‘all e same’ thing. 1889 Harper's New Monthly Mag. 79 937/2 To him London and Ning-Po, New York and Foo-Chow, are ‘allee samee’, and the only thought in his mind is that you are going on a journey. 1906 Sat. Evening Post 17 Nov. 30/3 We figured you'd get rich, allee samee, like us, an' go back to China an' be happy ever after. 1935 J. P. Johnson Unquenchable Flame 150 Yes, yes, we could get the choicest food here... ‘Allee samee like American dinner. Bellee good!’ 1970 C. Ozick in Judaism 19 270 [Allen] Ginsberg..can recite mantras, love the cross, and speak of hasidism in the same breath: ‘allee samee’, he says of all the religions in the world—all the same. 1995 Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times 13 Apr. 4 a/5 Chechen in Russia; Koresh group at Waco; Confederate States of America... Allee samee philosophee. B. adv. Nevertheless, notwithstanding, despite this. Cf. all the same at same adv. 2, samey adv. Now rare. ΚΠ 1880 Amer. Bee Jrnl. Mar. 143/2 The American Bee Journal is striking sledge-hammer blows at the foibles,..while plodding along ‘allee samee’. 1883 in J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era (1909) 6/2 They were not quite married, but..lived together allee-samee. 1908 J. K. Bangs Genial Idiot vii. 83 I'll bet you preached a bully good sermon, allee samee. 1921 F. Cobb Battling the Clouds xi. 112 We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says,..somebody gets that machine all out of tune. 1960 J. A. Miller Fares, Please! ii. 35 The Chinese had a phrase for it [sc. the cable car]: ‘No pullee, no pushee, allee samee go.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1840
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