单词 | fixit |
释义 | fixitn. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. A person who mends, puts right, or ‘fixes’ things; esp. as a nickname with Mr., Miss, etc. prefixed: see Mr Fixit n. at Mr n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > mender > [noun] clouterc1440 maker-up?a1444 botcher1499 repairer?1504 reparationer1520 patcher1528 bodger1538 repareller1546 mender1552 sarcinator1646 vamper1712 piecer1764 renovator1827 repairman1856 fixer?1881 serviceman1905 Mr Fixit1924 fixit man1949 fixit1982 1911 Hurlbut & Smith (title of musical show) Little Miss Fixit. 1925 R. Lardner in Liberty 9 May 5 (title) Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It. 1981 Washington Post 19 Oct. d1/6 Ann Welles, played as a combination of Miss Fixit and Tweetie Pie by Catherine Hicks. 1982 Christian Sci. Monitor 20 Aug. 20/4 Old Timer ceases and desists and his stately strike is heard no more... At this, most of the fixits beg to be excused and we go looking again. 2. A repairs business; transferred an (underhand) attempt to resolve an awkward situation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > companies involved in specific business misbeliefa1450 safeguarda1450 squatc1450 smearc1476 bleach1486 poulterer1534 water company1710 land-company1805 publishing house1819 railway company1824 oil company1827 bus line1843 rails1848 accountancy1860 art house1882 poulter1884 automaker1899 energy company1910 record label1926 label1930 utility1930 re-roller1931 prefabricator1933 seven sisters1962 energy firm1970 chipmaker1971 fragmentizer1972 fixit1984 infomediary1989 multi-utility1994 the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > solution, explanation > instance of > dishonest fixit1984 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > rendering problematic > doubtful solution fixit1984 1939 W. D. Fisher Fixit, Incorporated i. 16 Fixit fixes fixes. It's our motto.] 1984 Partridge's Dict. Slang (ed. 8) 398/2 She said you operated a fixit..you know, stolen cars repainted and given bastardised parts and a new licence number! 1985 Times 20 June 2/2 The Alliance leader insisted that there would be no ‘quiet fix-it behind the throne’. 1986 N.Y. Times 18 Mar. b4/1 Joe—13 then—had cards printed that said, ‘Joe's Fixit’. 3. attributive. Pertaining to, established for, or characterized by making repairs; that mends or puts right. Esp. as fixit man, fixit shop. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [adjective] fixit1949 society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun] > other types of workshop shopc1325 tavern1521 machine shop1827 fitting-shop1840 planing mill1844 body shop1845 job shop1851 farm shop1862 craft workshop1906 fixit shop1949 speed shop1954 chop shop1971 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > mender > [noun] clouterc1440 maker-up?a1444 botcher1499 repairer?1504 reparationer1520 patcher1528 bodger1538 repareller1546 mender1552 sarcinator1646 vamper1712 piecer1764 renovator1827 repairman1856 fixer?1881 serviceman1905 Mr Fixit1924 fixit man1949 fixit1982 1949 Woman's Home Compan. Aug. 8/4 Make double payments into the ‘fixit fund’ during the first ten years and invest half of the money in..bonds. 1951 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 6 May 11 (heading) Fixit-shops are frequent. 1953 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (1954) §458/41 Repairman. Doctor.., fixit man. 1960 ‘D. Shannon’ Case Pending ii. 11 In windows along nearly every block were little signs—Sewing Done Cheap, Canaries for Sale, Fix-it Shop. 1975 J. Stockwell (title) How to be a fix-it genius using 7 simple tools. 1983 W. Kennedy Ironweed v. 129 Francis was working as a fixit man in the South End. 1987 Washington Post 25 May d1/3 Getting here involves a long country drive down Brandywine Road, past Miller's Fixit Shop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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