单词 | fairation |
释义 | fairationn.int. colloquial and English regional (chiefly northern). Fairness, justice, honesty; fair play. Also as int. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] > fairness or equity > action fair play?a1500 square play or dealing1592 the square thing1592 fair dealing1609 to do justice to (a person or thing)1610 fair deal1837 fairation1847 fair do's1859 square deal1876 fair dinkum1881 cricket1900 1847 Bell's Life in London 7 Nov. 8/1 The cry of Maddison's party was ‘Fairation and no botheration in fouling.’ 1861 E. Waugh Birtle Carter's Tale 14 Give o'er! Let's ha' fairation. 1881 J. Sargisson Joe Scoap's Jurneh 26 We mun hev fairayshin furst. 1902 Spectator 25 Oct. 609/1 The attitude of the village umpire: ‘What I says is fairation for ever—with a slight leaning to your own side.’ 1919 J. C. Snaith Undefeated xxi. 125 ‘You've got to have it, Mother.’ ‘No, Bill.’ ‘Yes. Fairation!’ 2006 Western Mail (Nexis) 14 Oct. 22 To get ‘fairation’ in the raising of revenue, income tax should go up, not down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1847 |
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