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单词 fixit
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fixitn.

/ˈfɪksɪt/
Forms: Also Fixit, fix-it.
Etymology: < the phrase to fix it: see fix v. 14.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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