Eln.

Brit.

/ɛl/, U.S.

/ɛl/

Forms: Also el.

Etymology: Shortened < elevated railroad at elevated adj. 1a.

U.S. colloquial.

= elevated railroad at elevated adj. 1a.

ΚΠ

a1906 ‘O. Henry’ Trimmed Lamp (1916) 120 Behold Ikey as he ambles up the street beneath the roaring ‘El’ between the rows of reeking sweatshops.

1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xii. 126 Irma Meyer lives under the El [in Brooklyn].

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Nov. p. xvii/4 John Frederick Nims has a poem ‘Penny Arcade’, set in Chicago, which begins with a description of ‘This pale and dusty palace under the El’.

Compounds

el train n. = elevated train at elevated adj. 1a.

ΚΠ

1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money ii. 9 An el train clattered raspingly through the..streets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

eladj.

Brit.

/ɛl/, U.S.

/ɛl/

Etymology: < Spanish, masculine definite article. The Spanish article has been recorded in English as a non-naturalized prefix of Spanish words since the 16th cent., especially forming personal and place-names (compare El Dorado n., El Cid , El Paso , etc.). In the 20th cent., Spanish formations have also been used in English more informally, as in El Supremo , El Capitán , etc. Compare La adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.)

The initial element of jocular, pseudo-Spanish noun and adjectival phrases representing colloquial (and often nonce) alternatives to their English bases (nouns or adjectives frequently in turn suffixed by the Spanish masculine ending -o), which convey disparagement, emphasis, or amusement: as el cheapo adj., el creepo, el foldo, el smoggo, etc.

ΚΠ

1951 Amer. Speech 26 167 For some reason, after the Cuban War, Spanish -o appeared frequently in trade names. My favorite examples are El Boilo, El Eggo,..and others of the same type.

1959 Amer. Speech 34 155 Everyone knows what a crumb is... However, the particular kind of crumb who is easily frightened may be tagged for emphasis el crumbo or el scaro, pseudo-Spanish.

1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business 20 El foldo,..fainting spell; close of a show.

1962 Washington Daily News 21 July 21/2 The Angels were presented with a gorgeous opportunity to do an ‘el foldo’ last night when Cleveland took an early 3–0 lead over them.

1970 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 4 17 El smoggo, El Paso (Texas).

1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xxxii. 70/2 At least he was getting even with Kate and her lover, whom Harvey thought of as El Creepo.

1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 Dec. 20/2 It has taken the TV types in Buenos Aires five years to come to grips with this and they have made an executive decision to scrap their long-winded el sudso, Rosa de Lejos.

1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 25 June 45/2 Then, with half the show almost over, and the strategy pattern set, the first el-grabbo dance routine explodes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	el
释义	Eln. Brit. /ɛl/, U.S. /ɛl/ Forms: Also el. Etymology: Shortened < elevated railroad at elevated adj. 1a. U.S. colloquial. = elevated railroad at elevated adj. 1a. ΚΠ a1906 ‘O. Henry’ Trimmed Lamp (1916) 120 Behold Ikey as he ambles up the street beneath the roaring ‘El’ between the rows of reeking sweatshops. 1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xii. 126 Irma Meyer lives under the El [in Brooklyn]. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Nov. p. xvii/4 John Frederick Nims has a poem ‘Penny Arcade’, set in Chicago, which begins with a description of ‘This pale and dusty palace under the El’. Compounds el train n. = elevated train at elevated adj. 1a. ΚΠ 1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money ii. 9 An el train clattered raspingly through the..streets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). eladj. Brit. /ɛl/, U.S. /ɛl/ Etymology: < Spanish, masculine definite article. The Spanish article has been recorded in English as a non-naturalized prefix of Spanish words since the 16th cent., especially forming personal and place-names (compare El Dorado n., El Cid , El Paso , etc.). In the 20th cent., Spanish formations have also been used in English more informally, as in El Supremo , El Capitán , etc. Compare La adj. colloquial (originally U.S.) The initial element of jocular, pseudo-Spanish noun and adjectival phrases representing colloquial (and often nonce) alternatives to their English bases (nouns or adjectives frequently in turn suffixed by the Spanish masculine ending -o), which convey disparagement, emphasis, or amusement: as el cheapo adj., el creepo, el foldo, el smoggo, etc. ΚΠ 1951 Amer. Speech 26 167 For some reason, after the Cuban War, Spanish -o appeared frequently in trade names. My favorite examples are El Boilo, El Eggo,..and others of the same type. 1959 Amer. Speech 34 155 Everyone knows what a crumb is... However, the particular kind of crumb who is easily frightened may be tagged for emphasis el crumbo or el scaro, pseudo-Spanish. 1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business 20 El foldo,..fainting spell; close of a show. 1962 Washington Daily News 21 July 21/2 The Angels were presented with a gorgeous opportunity to do an ‘el foldo’ last night when Cleveland took an early 3–0 lead over them. 1970 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 4 17 El smoggo, El Paso (Texas). 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xxxii. 70/2 At least he was getting even with Kate and her lover, whom Harvey thought of as El Creepo. 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 Dec. 20/2 It has taken the TV types in Buenos Aires five years to come to grips with this and they have made an executive decision to scrap their long-winded el sudso, Rosa de Lejos. 1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 25 June 45/2 Then, with half the show almost over, and the strategy pattern set, the first el-grabbo dance routine explodes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -elsuffix¹ also refers to : -elsuffix² < n.a1906adj.1951 see also
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Eln.

Compounds

eladj.

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