单词 | dinged |
释义 | dingedadj.1 That has been made dirty or of a (disagreeably) dark or dull colour, esp. with smoke, grime, etc.; dingy, dull, discoloured. Now chiefly as the second element in compounds, esp. in smoke-dinged. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > dingy or discoloured foul1547 miscoloured1648 dingy1665 tarnished1716 dinged1725 distained1838 1725 M. A. Prude (ed. 2) II. 2 The swift Horses, in Clouds of Dust, fled the dinged Town, and by their eager Course seem'd to seek the untainted fragrant Country Air. 1856 Med. & Surg. Reporter Feb. 76 Improvement since the..treatment... Face has not so dinged a hue. 1870 L. O. Blake Rich & Rare I. viii. 98 The lower windows all gloomy and barred—as the ground floors of most palaces in Italy generally are—the walls time-dinged. 1959 Big Spring (Texas) Herald 28 Apr. b2/6 The soot-covered snow, the smoke-dinged walls and the general untidiness of Washington's famed Pennsylvania Avenue. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Mar. ix. 9/3 The Oak Bar's imperiousness was intact, if its service and setting now suggest not much more than an elegant pub—..with art, smoke-dinged at that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dingedadj.2 colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. As an intensifier, originally as a euphemism for damned (see damned adj., n., and adv.). Cf. dashed adj. 3, ding v.1 13. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation stinking?c1225 misbegetc1325 banned1340 cursefula1382 wariablea1382 cursedc1386 biccheda1400 maledighta1400 vilea1400 accursedc1400 whoresona1450 remauldit?1473 execrable1490 infamous1490 unbicheda1500 jolly1534 bloodyc1540 mangy?1548 pagan1550 damned1563 misbegotten1571 putid1580 desperate1581 excremental1591 inexecrable?1594 sacred1594 putrid1628 sad1664 blasted1682 plagued1728 damnation1757 infernal1764 damn1775 pesky1775 deuced1782 shocking1798 blessed1806 darned1815 dinged1821 anointed1823 goldarn1830 darn1835 cussed1837 blamed1840 unholy1842 verdomde1850 bleeding1858 ghastly1860 goddam1861 blankety1872 blame1876 bastard1877 God-awful1877 dashed1881 sodding1881 bally1885 ungodly1887 blazing1888 dee1889 motherfucking1890 blistering1900 plurry1900 Christly1910 blinking1914 blethering1915 blighted1915 blighting1916 soddish1922 somethinged1922 effing1929 Jesus1929 dagnab1934 bastarding1944 Christless1947 mother-loving1948 mothering1951 pussyclaat1957 mother-grabbing1959 pigging1970 1821 A. N. Royall Let. 20 Apr. in Lett. Alabama (1830) 121 There was some monstrous purty gals there, and some dinged ugly ones, too. 1844 W. T. Thompson Major Jones's Courtship (ed. 2) iv. 32 You know its a dinged long ride from Pineville. 1938 Z. Grey Raiders Spanish Peaks (1960) vii. 132 The dinged sons-of-guns couldn't be druv off. 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home viii. 108 Granny's eye fell on one of his lurid-covered murder mysteries lying on the big stuffed chair. ‘You dinged old muck!’ she snapped, grabbing it up. 2. a. Of an object: that has incurred minor damage, esp. as a result of a blow or collision; dented, marked, scratched; (more generally) battered, shabby. Frequently with reference to motor vehicles. Cf. ding v.1 6a. Frequently with up.In some contexts it is impossible to be sure whether evidence represents this word or dinged adj.3; see etymological note at that entry. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > damaged mangledc1400 shendedc1400 vitiate?a1475 appaired1475 wrack1487 maggleda1522 manka1522 mankeda1522 spiltc1540 massacred1590 through-galled1594 spoiled1598 flawed1608 impaired1611 damaged1771 scathed1791 waterlogged1795 spoilt1816 wrecked1818 injured1857 marred1870 buggered-up1893 messed-up1909 puckerooed1919 dinged1920 trashed1926 mucked-up1930 sheg-up1941 buggered1942 screwed-up1942 mucked-about1966 1920 Simpsons' Daily Leader (Kittanning, Pa.) 29 Sept. 1/2 The two autos hit almost squarely headon... Both machines..suffering bent axles, damaged radiators and dinged fenders. 1963 Dillon (Montana) Daily Tribune-Examiner May 6 3/4 I'd have the fifty bucks for our share of the insurance for fixing my dinged up car. 2009 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Jan. (House & Home section) 1 My own ‘home office’ is a dinged-up old table in the living room. b. Of a person or part of the body: that has sustained minor injuries, esp. as a result of a blow or collision; injured. Cf. ding v.1 6b. Frequently with up.Esp. in sporting contexts. ΚΠ 1974 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 30 Jan. 27/7 Hunte and Smith still have dinged knees and ankles suffered last week. 1993 Sports Illustr. 13 Sept. 31/3 Man, I'm pretty dinged up. Ever happen to you? 2016 Associated Press (Nexis) 12 Sept. With so many dinged players.., the Colts have been busy revising their..contingency plans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dingedadj.3 Now rare (chiefly regional). Marked with one or more depressions, hollows, or indentations; dented, typically as a result of being struck, pressed, or hit; (hence) damaged in this way, battered. Cf. dinge v.1In some contexts it is impossible to be sure whether evidence represents this word or dinged adj.2 ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having (an) indentation(s) dented1552 dinted1590 indented1635 dinged1853 malleated1881 1853 Waverley Mag. 29 Jan. 73/3 David..dressed himself in his very best, brushed his dinged hat, drew on a pair of discolored gloves, and stood prepared to start. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 704/1 Dinged-work, work embossed by blows which depress one surface and raise the other. 1885 W. J. Fitzpatrick Life T. N. Burke I. 239 A heavy long-tailed coat and a dinged high hat. 1949 New Castle (Pa.) News 15 Dec. 38/4 If your car has dinged fenders or a rusty surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11725adj.21821adj.31853 |
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