dunnamuchadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdʌnəˌmʌtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdənəˌmətʃ/

Forms: 1800s dun-a-much, 1800s– dunnamuch, 1900s dunamuch.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: don't know how much.

Etymology: Representing a contracted regional or colloquial pronunciation of don't know how much (short for I don't know how much ). Compare earlier dunno v. and also dunnamany adj.

English regional (southern, esp. Sussex). Now somewhat rare.

A. adv. (and adj.)

Used to represent the words (I) don't know how much as said in informal conversation, in cases where how much has adverbial or adjectival function. Cf. dunnamany adj., much adj. 4, much adv. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree

goodeOE

fairOE

goodlyc1275

largea1375

no littlea1413

substantial1413

unleast?1440

prettya1475

reasonablea1500

substantious1545

substantive1575

sensible1581

pretty and ——1596

goody1597

greatish1611

considerable1651

sonsy1721

respectable1736

smart1750

quite a little ——1763

gey1796

smartish1799

canny1805

serious1810

right smart1825

dunnamuch1831

snug1833

tidy1839

bonnyish1855

largish1872

a nice little ——1891

significant1898

healthy1901

beaucoup1917

1831 R. Lower Tom Cladpole's Jurney 14 So arter dun-a-much more talk, He said he must be gwyn.

1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provinc. Sussex 18 Dunnamany and Dunnamuch, corruptions of I don't know how many or much.

1911 A. Beckett Wonderful Weald xxiii. 274 So arter dunamuch talk dese 'ere Lunnon chaps dey ge un what he axed.

1945 Sussex County Mag. July 163/1 ‘Dunnamuch more glib’ refers to lengthy conversation of a not too interesting nature.

B. n.

An unknown, but by implication considerable, quantity. Cf. dunnamany n., much pron. and n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude

sandc825

thousandc1000

un-i-rimeOE

legiona1325

fernc1325

multitudec1350

hundred1362

abundancec1384

quantityc1390

sight1390

felec1394

manyheada1400

lastc1405

sortc1475

infinityc1480

multiplie1488

numbers1488

power1489

many1525

flock1535

heapa1547

multitudine1547

sort1548

myriads1555

myriads1559

infinite1563

tot-quot1565

dickera1586

multiplea1595

troop1596

multitudes1598

myriad1611

sea-sands1656

plurality1657

a vast many1695

dozen1734

a good few1756

nation1762

vast1793

a wheen (of)1814

swad1828

lot1833

tribe1833

slew1839

such a many1841

right smart1842

a million and one1856

horde1860

a good several1865

sheaf1865

a (bad, good, etc.) sortc1869

immense1872

dunnamuch1875

telephone number1880

umpty1905

dunnamany1906

skit1913

umpteen1919

zillion1922

gang1928

scrillion1935

jillion1942

900 number1977

gazillion1978

fuckload1984

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. (at cited word) She cost me a dunnamuch for sharps and pollard.

1982 J. Aiken Young Lady from Paris i. 10 I'd never touch one [sc. a hare]—nor sell it, nor eat it—not for dunnamuch!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunnamuch
释义	dunnamuchadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˈdʌnəˌmʌtʃ/, U.S. /ˈdənəˌmətʃ/ Forms: 1800s dun-a-much, 1800s– dunnamuch, 1900s dunamuch. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: don't know how much. Etymology: Representing a contracted regional or colloquial pronunciation of don't know how much (short for I don't know how much ). Compare earlier dunno v. and also dunnamany adj. English regional (southern, esp. Sussex). Now somewhat rare. A. adv. (and adj.) Used to represent the words (I) don't know how much as said in informal conversation, in cases where how much has adverbial or adjectival function. Cf. dunnamany adj., much adj. 4, much adv. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree goodeOE fairOE goodlyc1275 largea1375 no littlea1413 substantial1413 unleast?1440 prettya1475 reasonablea1500 substantious1545 substantive1575 sensible1581 pretty and ——1596 goody1597 greatish1611 considerable1651 sonsy1721 respectable1736 smart1750 quite a little ——1763 gey1796 smartish1799 canny1805 serious1810 right smart1825 dunnamuch1831 snug1833 tidy1839 bonnyish1855 largish1872 a nice little ——1891 significant1898 healthy1901 beaucoup1917 1831 R. Lower Tom Cladpole's Jurney 14 So arter dun-a-much more talk, He said he must be gwyn. 1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provinc. Sussex 18 Dunnamany and Dunnamuch, corruptions of I don't know how many or much. 1911 A. Beckett Wonderful Weald xxiii. 274 So arter dunamuch talk dese 'ere Lunnon chaps dey ge un what he axed. 1945 Sussex County Mag. July 163/1 ‘Dunnamuch more glib’ refers to lengthy conversation of a not too interesting nature. B. n. An unknown, but by implication considerable, quantity. Cf. dunnamany n., much pron. and n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude sandc825 thousandc1000 un-i-rimeOE legiona1325 fernc1325 multitudec1350 hundred1362 abundancec1384 quantityc1390 sight1390 felec1394 manyheada1400 lastc1405 sortc1475 infinityc1480 multiplie1488 numbers1488 power1489 many1525 flock1535 heapa1547 multitudine1547 sort1548 myriads1555 myriads1559 infinite1563 tot-quot1565 dickera1586 multiplea1595 troop1596 multitudes1598 myriad1611 sea-sands1656 plurality1657 a vast many1695 dozen1734 a good few1756 nation1762 vast1793 a wheen (of)1814 swad1828 lot1833 tribe1833 slew1839 such a many1841 right smart1842 a million and one1856 horde1860 a good several1865 sheaf1865 a (bad, good, etc.) sortc1869 immense1872 dunnamuch1875 telephone number1880 umpty1905 dunnamany1906 skit1913 umpteen1919 zillion1922 gang1928 scrillion1935 jillion1942 900 number1977 gazillion1978 fuckload1984 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. (at cited word) She cost me a dunnamuch for sharps and pollard. 1982 J. Aiken Young Lady from Paris i. 10 I'd never touch one [sc. a hare]—nor sell it, nor eat it—not for dunnamuch! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.n.1831
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