drumrolln.int.

Brit.

/ˈdrʌmrəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈdrəmˌroʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drum n.¹, roll n.²

Etymology: < drum n.¹ + roll n.²

A. n.

A rapid succession of beats produced on a drum by the alternation of single or double strokes of each stick, forming an almost continuous sound. Also figurative.Originally esp. as the type of a military or martial sound, later often in a stage or television show as a means of signalling or increasing tension or excitement, or emphasizing the punchline of a joke or the performance of a trick (cf. sense B.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of drums > roll or flourish

frolica1635

roll1688

ruff1688

ruffle1694

long roll1756

travale1798

drumroll1810

tambour-peal1823

paradiddle1835

press roll1934

1810 Exile ii. iv. 11/1 (stage direct.) in Mirror of Taste 2 (Drum roll repeated) We must away, and instantly prepare for the procession.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Nov. 3/2 You will see war..without music, without the drum-roll [etc.].

1946 Stage 5 Sept. 5/4 Her partner turns a cartwheel to a drum-roll.

1976 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 24 Aug. 5/4 Suddenly there is a drum roll and the band sound a fanfare.

1996 Time Out N.Y. 14 Feb. 40/1 The chill of each terrifying anthemlike drumroll in Bernard Hermann's score.

2014 New Yorker 7 July 46/3 The first award is the tax-evader award—can I have a drumroll?

B. int.

humorous. Chiefly in drumroll, please. Used parenthetically with allusion to the use of drumrolls on stage and television to convey tension or excitement or to emphasize the punchline of a joke.

ΚΠ

1969 Newsday (N.Y.) 17 Nov. 43/1 The inevitable took a little longer for the [New York] Giants yesterday... The Giant-killer this week (drum roll, please) is a completely unique experience named Tom Dempsey.

1971 Irish Times 4 Mar. 6 It doesn't cost anything, which is an improvement over other magic formulas which promise to restore the dewy freshness of youth to your skin... The formula is (drum roll, please), ‘Every hour, on the hour, close your eyes, for one minute’.

2000 Time 24 Jan. 43/3 Whatever they want—books, movies, magazines, music..whatever way they choose..on a TV, a PC, a cell phone or..they can even get it on—drum roll—paper.

2008 D. Areily Predictably Irrational ii. 41 And now to the results (drumroll, please).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drumroll
释义	drumrolln.int. Brit. /ˈdrʌmrəʊl/, U.S. /ˈdrəmˌroʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drum n.¹, roll n.² Etymology: < drum n.¹ + roll n.² A. n. A rapid succession of beats produced on a drum by the alternation of single or double strokes of each stick, forming an almost continuous sound. Also figurative.Originally esp. as the type of a military or martial sound, later often in a stage or television show as a means of signalling or increasing tension or excitement, or emphasizing the punchline of a joke or the performance of a trick (cf. sense B.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of drums > roll or flourish frolica1635 roll1688 ruff1688 ruffle1694 long roll1756 travale1798 drumroll1810 tambour-peal1823 paradiddle1835 press roll1934 1810 Exile ii. iv. 11/1 (stage direct.) in Mirror of Taste 2 (Drum roll repeated) We must away, and instantly prepare for the procession. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Nov. 3/2 You will see war..without music, without the drum-roll [etc.]. 1946 Stage 5 Sept. 5/4 Her partner turns a cartwheel to a drum-roll. 1976 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 24 Aug. 5/4 Suddenly there is a drum roll and the band sound a fanfare. 1996 Time Out N.Y. 14 Feb. 40/1 The chill of each terrifying anthemlike drumroll in Bernard Hermann's score. 2014 New Yorker 7 July 46/3 The first award is the tax-evader award—can I have a drumroll? B. int. humorous. Chiefly in drumroll, please. Used parenthetically with allusion to the use of drumrolls on stage and television to convey tension or excitement or to emphasize the punchline of a joke. ΚΠ 1969 Newsday (N.Y.) 17 Nov. 43/1 The inevitable took a little longer for the [New York] Giants yesterday... The Giant-killer this week (drum roll, please) is a completely unique experience named Tom Dempsey. 1971 Irish Times 4 Mar. 6 It doesn't cost anything, which is an improvement over other magic formulas which promise to restore the dewy freshness of youth to your skin... The formula is (drum roll, please), ‘Every hour, on the hour, close your eyes, for one minute’. 2000 Time 24 Jan. 43/3 Whatever they want—books, movies, magazines, music..whatever way they choose..on a TV, a PC, a cell phone or..they can even get it on—drum roll—paper. 2008 D. Areily Predictably Irrational ii. 41 And now to the results (drumroll, please). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1810
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