gilguyn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪlɡʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪlˌɡaɪ/

Forms: 1800s–1900s gillguy, 1800s– gilguy.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, guy n.¹

Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin + guy n.¹

1. Nautical. A rope or line used as a guy or lanyard. Cf. guy n.¹ 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > lashings, seizings, or securing ropes > a rope used for

stopper1636

lanyard1669

lasher1669

racking1704

selvage1711

selvagee1750

gilguy1833

tier1844

stop1846

selvage-stropc1860

1833 W. J. Neale Port Admiral II. ii. 42 A slight jerk being given to the ropes from below,..the goods were pulled up to the farther point of the spar, now swung round by a gilguy, or slack rope, attached to it.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gilguy, a guy for tracing up, or bearing a boom or derrick. Often applied to inefficient guys.

1874 Forest & Stream 3 Sept. 50/1 When by the wind, by means of gill guys the bamboos are trimmed out until their ends are almost flush with the mast.

1957 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 30 Nov. The gilguy is passed around the halyards at about eye level and also around the nearest shroud.

1987 Yachting Sept. 10/3 A gilguy..is any rope or line temporarily used as a guy or lanyard.

†2. Navy slang. An object whose name one cannot recall or does not know; a ‘thingummy’, a ‘whatchamacallit’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown

swilk and swilkc1175

thinga1325

what-call-ye-him1473

who knows what?1548

I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568

God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569

washical1575

what-d'ye-call-'em1593

so-and-so1596

whiblin1604

so-fortha1616

jiggumboba1625

know-not-whata1642

thingum1652

thingum-thangum1684

what's-his-name1697

something or other1706

thingummy1737

thingamabob1751

something1764

what's-her-name1816

conundrum1817

thingamerry1819

thingamajig1824

somebody1825

what's-its-name1839

whangdoodle1852

thingummytite1865

dingus1866

what-not1876

whatsita1882

gilguy1883

gadget1886

dingbat1894

doohickey1914

oojah1917

oojah capivvy1917

oojiboo1918

doodad1920

tiddlypush1923

whosis1923

thingy1927

doodah1928

doofer1937

hootenanny1940

whatchamacallit1942

gizmo1943

frammis1948

whosit1948

whifflow1961

oobyjiver1963

whatsisface1967

oojamaflip1970

what's-her-face1980

1883 W. C. Russell Sailors' Lang. 61 Gilguy, a term applied by seamen to anything they forget the name of.

1886 R. Brown Spunyarn & Spindrift xxxi. 378 Even the sailors forget at times, and if the exact name of anything they want happens to slip from their memory, they call it a chicken-fixing, or a gadjet, or a gill-guy, or a timmey-noggy, or a wim-wom—just pro tem., you know.

1914 Our Navy (U.S.) Nov. 12 In order to ‘save face’ we were compelled to christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys’, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.

1926 Amer. Speech 2 62/1 Every snipe endeavors to impress the poor swabbos with his talk of gillguys, gadgetts, and gimmicks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gilguy
释义	gilguyn. Brit. /ˈɡɪlɡʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈɡɪlˌɡaɪ/ Forms: 1800s–1900s gillguy, 1800s– gilguy. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, guy n.¹ Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin + guy n.¹ 1. Nautical. A rope or line used as a guy or lanyard. Cf. guy n.¹ 2a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > lashings, seizings, or securing ropes > a rope used for stopper1636 lanyard1669 lasher1669 racking1704 selvage1711 selvagee1750 gilguy1833 tier1844 stop1846 selvage-stropc1860 1833 W. J. Neale Port Admiral II. ii. 42 A slight jerk being given to the ropes from below,..the goods were pulled up to the farther point of the spar, now swung round by a gilguy, or slack rope, attached to it. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gilguy, a guy for tracing up, or bearing a boom or derrick. Often applied to inefficient guys. 1874 Forest & Stream 3 Sept. 50/1 When by the wind, by means of gill guys the bamboos are trimmed out until their ends are almost flush with the mast. 1957 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 30 Nov. The gilguy is passed around the halyards at about eye level and also around the nearest shroud. 1987 Yachting Sept. 10/3 A gilguy..is any rope or line temporarily used as a guy or lanyard. †2. Navy slang. An object whose name one cannot recall or does not know; a ‘thingummy’, a ‘whatchamacallit’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown swilk and swilkc1175 thinga1325 what-call-ye-him1473 who knows what?1548 I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568 God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569 washical1575 what-d'ye-call-'em1593 so-and-so1596 whiblin1604 so-fortha1616 jiggumboba1625 know-not-whata1642 thingum1652 thingum-thangum1684 what's-his-name1697 something or other1706 thingummy1737 thingamabob1751 something1764 what's-her-name1816 conundrum1817 thingamerry1819 thingamajig1824 somebody1825 what's-its-name1839 whangdoodle1852 thingummytite1865 dingus1866 what-not1876 whatsita1882 gilguy1883 gadget1886 dingbat1894 doohickey1914 oojah1917 oojah capivvy1917 oojiboo1918 doodad1920 tiddlypush1923 whosis1923 thingy1927 doodah1928 doofer1937 hootenanny1940 whatchamacallit1942 gizmo1943 frammis1948 whosit1948 whifflow1961 oobyjiver1963 whatsisface1967 oojamaflip1970 what's-her-face1980 1883 W. C. Russell Sailors' Lang. 61 Gilguy, a term applied by seamen to anything they forget the name of. 1886 R. Brown Spunyarn & Spindrift xxxi. 378 Even the sailors forget at times, and if the exact name of anything they want happens to slip from their memory, they call it a chicken-fixing, or a gadjet, or a gill-guy, or a timmey-noggy, or a wim-wom—just pro tem., you know. 1914 Our Navy (U.S.) Nov. 12 In order to ‘save face’ we were compelled to christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys’, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’. 1926 Amer. Speech 2 62/1 Every snipe endeavors to impress the poor swabbos with his talk of gillguys, gadgetts, and gimmicks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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