单词 | essex |
释义 | Essexn. The name of an English county, occurring attributively in Essex board (see quot. 1933); Essex calf (literally a calf reared in Essex), formerly often used as a contemptuous designation for the natives of that county; hence, punningly, †Essex-growth, growth in the ‘calf’ of the leg; Essex pig (also Black Essex and absol.), a pig of a kind bred originally in Essex. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun] asseOE sotc1000 beastc1225 long-ear?a1300 stock1303 buzzard1377 mis-feelinga1382 dasarta1400 stonea1400 dasiberd14.. dottlec1400 doddypoll1401 dastardc1440 dotterel1440 dullardc1440 wantwit1449 jobardc1475 nollc1475 assheada1500 mulea1500 dull-pate15.. peak1509 dulbert?a1513 doddy-patec1525 noddypolla1529 hammer-head1532 dull-head?1534 capon1542 dolt1543 blockhead1549 cod's head1549 mome1550 grout-head1551 gander1553 skit-brains?1553 blocka1556 calfa1556 tomfool1565 dunce1567 druggard1569 cobble1570 dummel1570 Essex calf1573 jolthead1573 hardhead1576 beetle-head1577 dor-head1577 groutnoll1578 grosshead1580 thickskin1582 noddyship?1589 jobbernowl1592 beetle-brain1593 Dorbel1593 oatmeal-groat1594 loggerhead1595 block-pate1598 cittern-head1598 noddypoop1598 dorbellist1599 numps1599 dor1601 stump1602 ram-head1605 look-like-a-goose1606 ruff1606 clod1607 turf1607 asinego1609 clot-poll1609 doddiea1611 druggle1611 duncecomb1612 ox-head1613 clod-polla1616 dulman1615 jolterhead1620 bullhead1624 dunderwhelpa1625 dunderhead1630 macaroona1631 clod-patea1635 clota1637 dildo1638 clot-pate1640 stupid1640 clod-head1644 stub1644 simpletonian1652 bottle-head1654 Bœotiana1657 vappe1657 lackwit1668 cudden1673 plant-animal1673 dolt-head1679 cabbage head1682 put1688 a piece of wood1691 ouphe1694 dunderpate1697 numbskull1697 leather-head1699 nocky1699 Tom Cony1699 mopus1700 bluff-head1703 clod skull1707 dunny1709 dowf1722 stupe1722 gamphrel1729 gobbin?1746 duncehead1749 half-wit1755 thick-skull1755 jackass1756 woollen-head1756 numbhead1757 beef-head1775 granny1776 stupid-head1792 stunpolla1794 timber-head1794 wether heada1796 dummy1796 noghead1800 staumrel1802 muttonhead1803 num1807 dummkopf1809 tumphya1813 cod's head and shoulders1820 stoopid1823 thick-head1824 gype1825 stob1825 stookiea1828 woodenhead1831 ning-nong1832 log-head1834 fat-head1835 dunderheadism1836 turnip1837 mudhead1838 donkey1840 stupex1843 cabbage1844 morepork1845 lubber-head1847 slowpoke1847 stupiditarian1850 pudding-head1851 cod's head and shoulders1852 putty head1853 moke1855 mullet-head1855 pothead1855 mug1857 thick1857 boodle1862 meathead1863 missing link1863 half-baked1866 lunk1867 turnip-head1869 rummy1872 pumpkin-head1876 tattie1879 chump1883 dully1883 cretin1884 lunkhead1884 mopstick1886 dumbhead1887 peanut head1891 pie-face1891 doughbakea1895 butt-head1896 pinhead1896 cheesehead1900 nyamps1900 box head1902 bonehead1903 chickenhead1903 thickwit1904 cluck1906 boob1907 John1908 mooch1910 nitwit1910 dikkop1913 goop1914 goofus1916 rumdum1916 bone dome1917 moron1917 oik1917 jabroni1919 dumb-bell1920 knob1920 goon1921 dimwit1922 ivory dome1923 stone jug1923 dingleberry1924 gimp1924 bird brain1926 jughead1926 cloth-head1927 dumb1928 gazook1928 mouldwarp1928 ding-dong1929 stupido1929 mook1930 sparrow-brain1930 knobhead1931 dip1932 drip1932 epsilon1932 bohunkus1933 Nimrod1933 dumbass1934 zombie1936 pea-brain1938 knot-head1940 schlump1941 jarhead1942 Joe Soap1943 knuckle-head1944 nong1944 lame-brain1945 gobshite1946 rock-head1947 potato head1948 jerko1949 turkey1951 momo1953 poop-head1955 a right one1958 bam1959 nong-nong1959 dickhead1960 dumbo1960 Herbert1960 lamer1961 bampot1962 dipshit1963 bamstick1965 doofus1965 dick1966 pillock1967 zipperhead1967 dipstick1968 thickie1968 poephol1969 yo-yo1970 doof1971 cockhead1972 nully1973 thicko1976 wazzock1976 motorhead1979 mouth-breather1979 no-brainer1979 jerkwad1980 woodentop1981 dickwad1983 dough ball1983 dickweed1984 bawheid1985 numpty1985 jerkweed1988 dick-sucker1989 knob-end1989 Muppet1989 dingus1997 dicksack1999 eight ball- the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > Essex Essex calf1573 Essex man1990 Essex girl1991 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > specific breeds purr?1577 Hampshirea1661 Shropshire1768 tun-back1776 Berkshire1810 Suffolk1831 China hog1838 Essex pig1838 Narragansett1852 Cumberland1860 Neapolitan1860 Tamworth1860 hazel splitter1866 Poland China1869 Duroc1872 Large Black1906 Lincolnshire Curly-Coat1917 saddleback1919 landrace1935 micropig1985 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > materials made from paper or pulp > [noun] > fibreboard panel board1848 fibreboard1897 Essex board1933 1573 G. Harvey Schollers Loove in Let.-bk. (1884) 135 Will you haue all in a worde and a halfe, Foes must be frende, quoth an Essex kalfe. 1659 Lady Alimony v. v. sig. Kiv You would wish that his puny Baker-legs had more Essex growth [i.e. more calf] in them. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Essex 320 A Cumberland cow may be bought for the Price of an Essex-calfe, in the beginning of the Year. 1838 Penny Cycl. X. 19/2 Essex has been long noted for a superior breed of pigs... The common Essex pigs have long ears. 1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xvi. 365 Varieties Of The Domesticated Hog..Native—Berkshire, Essex, York, and Cumberland. 1877 F. D. Coburn Swine Husbandry 83 The Essex are so very similar to the Suffolk, in nearly every respect except color... Their skin, from its color, affords them one advantage over the Suffolks. 1897 S. Spencer Pigs i. 15 The Small Black or Suffolk, or again, as it is styled in the States, the Essex,..and a few other breeds brought the Small Black pig within measurable distance of perfection. 1906 J. Long Bk. Pig (ed. 2) i. 6 (caption) Neapolitan..a black race of pigs..crossed with the old Black Essex with excellent results. 1906 J. Long Bk. Pig (ed. 2) i. 7 The Essex and the Dorset..although still recognized by farmers and breeders in their particular districts, are not recognized by experts and the agricultural societies as special breeds. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 595/1 The Small Black or Black Suffolk was produced from the old Essex pig by crossing with the Neapolitan. 1933 C. W. Glover Pract. Acoustics for Constructor 429 Essex Board... Composition—compressed fibre in plies, bound together by strong, fire-resisting cement. 1954 I. Murdoch Under Net xii. 170 It's only made of plastic and Essex board. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 22 Mar. 85/1 Demand was keen for all four breeds—Large Whites, Essex, Wessex Saddlebacks and Landrace. DerivativesΚΠ 1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 165 A good Legge is a great grace if it be discreetly essex'd in the calfe, and not too much spindled in the small. Draft additions 1997 2. Compounds. Essex girl n. [after Essex man n.] British derogatory a contemptuous term applied (usually jocular) to a type of young woman, supposedly to be found in and around Essex, and variously characterized as unintelligent, promiscuous, and materialistic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > female unchaghe1534 foppet1605 fop1714 tawpie1728 fooless1848 sillypop1894 bimbo1920 moo1967 bimbette1978 bimboid1990 Essex girl1991 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > Essex Essex calf1573 Essex man1990 Essex girl1991 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-interested person > woman adventuress1707 Essex girl1991 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity > person > woman bat1607 tramp1922 bag1924 poule1924 blimp1926 punch board1955 slag1958 slagbag1966 hosebag1974 mama1980 slutbag1987 Essex girl1991 knob jockey2003 1991 ‘R. Leigh’ & ‘B. Wood’ Essex Girl Joke Bk. Foreword, Essex girls have been with us since Roman times. Perhaps the most famous was Boadicea... This meisterwork [sic], drawing on both legend and contemporary reality, faithfully records the language, philosophy and iconography of Essex girl. 1991 Independent 1 Nov. 3/1 How does an Essex Girl turn on the light afterwards? She kicks open the car door... Essex Girl jokes are told on the radio; they are faxed around between offices. 1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Apr. 142 It was soon obvious I had a blue-green algae problem. The stuff spreads faster than an Essex girl joke in a bar full of salesmen. 1993 Independent 26 Mar. 22/6 You can parade in shiny and pricey skin-tight leggings. The look can be jazzed up with Essex-girl gold jewellery for weekends. Essex man n. British derogatory a term used to denote a supposed new type of Conservative voter, to be found esp. in London and the south-east of England in the late 1980s, typically (esp. contemptuously) characterized as a brash, self-made young businessman who benefited from the entrepreneurial wealth created by Thatcherite policies: cf. Selsdon man n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > newly rich person parvenu1787 nouveau richea1796 new rich1892 narikin1918 nouveau1927 noove1983 Essex man1990 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person > young man princock1540 puppy?1544 skipjack1554 pup1590 whelp1611 whisk1629 whippersnapper1674 whiffet1839 Jack the Lad1968 Essex man1990 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > Essex Essex calf1573 Essex man1990 Essex girl1991 society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Toryism or conservatism > a Tory or conservative > group or section of > member of Young Englander1837 Essex man1990 1990 Sunday Tel. 7 Oct. 23/1 The mass of the tribe has changed: the life and soul of the new Conservative Party, and the bedrock of its support, is Essex man. 1990 Sunday Tel. 7 Oct. 23/1 Essex man does not exclusively live in Essex; for spiritual purposes, Essex is to be found all over the newly affluent parts of the outer London suburbs. 1991 Times 23 Nov. (Sat. Review) 52/2 He belongs to the Thatcher era, Essex Man without the boorishness or conspicuous displays of self-earned money. 1992 New Statesman & Society 17 Apr. 22/3 The race is on to see which party adopts that credo as its own. Don't worry. Enough Essex men and women will vote for it when it's on offer. 1994 Guardian 11 Jan. i. 16/8 Essex Man has returned to his two-up two-down in Billericay and loadsamoney has been silenced under loadsadebts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1573 |
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