good womanv.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊd ˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊd ˌwʊmən/

Forms:

α. 1700s– good woman.

β. 1800s– my good woman.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., woman n., my adj.

Etymology: In α. forms < good adj. + woman n. In β. forms < my adj. + good adj. + woman n. Compare earlier goodfellow v. and later good man v.

transitive. To address (a person) as ‘good woman’ or as ‘my good woman’, esp. condescendingly. Cf. good adj. 4c, dear v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > address with courteous title [verb (transitive)] > address a woman

madam1622

bemadam1630

good woman1776

ma'am1813

miss1824

missis1839

1776 T. Cogan John Buncle I. viii. 267 I'll not be good-woman'd at this time of life, I promise you.

1860 T. Miller Langley-on-the-Lea vii. 68 Now she must come ‘my good-womaning me’ about this, that, and the other, as if I was a giddy girl.

1921 H. W. Nevinson Ess. Freedom & Rebellion (1967) xxiv. 177 ‘Don't you get good-womaning me!’ shouted Mrs. Grimsby.

1928 E. Weekley Eng. Lang. ix. 62 An excited lady inquires with some acrimony, ‘Who are you my good womaning, may I ask?’

1993 S. Marshall Nest of Magpies (1994) 396 Don't you ‘good woman’ me!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good woman
释义	good womanv. Brit. /ˈɡʊd ˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈɡʊd ˌwʊmən/ Forms: α. 1700s– good woman. β. 1800s– my good woman. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., woman n., my adj. Etymology: In α. forms < good adj. + woman n. In β. forms < my adj. + good adj. + woman n. Compare earlier goodfellow v. and later good man v. transitive. To address (a person) as ‘good woman’ or as ‘my good woman’, esp. condescendingly. Cf. good adj. 4c, dear v. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > address with courteous title [verb (transitive)] > address a woman madam1622 bemadam1630 good woman1776 ma'am1813 miss1824 missis1839 1776 T. Cogan John Buncle I. viii. 267 I'll not be good-woman'd at this time of life, I promise you. 1860 T. Miller Langley-on-the-Lea vii. 68 Now she must come ‘my good-womaning me’ about this, that, and the other, as if I was a giddy girl. 1921 H. W. Nevinson Ess. Freedom & Rebellion (1967) xxiv. 177 ‘Don't you get good-womaning me!’ shouted Mrs. Grimsby. 1928 E. Weekley Eng. Lang. ix. 62 An excited lady inquires with some acrimony, ‘Who are you my good womaning, may I ask?’ 1993 S. Marshall Nest of Magpies (1994) 396 Don't you ‘good woman’ me! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1776
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