good-enough Morgann.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊdᵻnʌf ˈmɔːɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊdəˌnəf ˈmɔrɡən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: good-enough adj., proper name Morgan.

Etymology: < good-enough adj. + the name of William Morgan, a New York Freemason who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1826.The term originated at the time of the Anti-Masonic Movement in 1828. Public resentment against Freemasons, who were regarded as a secretive elite, had run high for some time. Morgan had fallen out with his lodge and intended to publish a book detailing the secrets of the Freemasons; shortly afterwards, he disappeared. It was widely believed that Morgan had been kidnapped or even murdered by former fellow Masons, and anti-Masonic politicians were quick to exploit this popular suspicion. Before the election of 1828, Thurlow Weed, a political organizer of the newly founded Anti-Masonic Party, was alleged to have remarked that a corpse found floating in the Niagara River was a ‘good-enough Morgan’ until after the election:1827 Rochester (N.Y.) Daily Advertiser 1 Nov. 2/2 There was full as much as met the ear in the boast of one who pretended to trace the hand of Providence in the discovery of the body, viz. that it was a ‘good enough Morgan for their purpose till after election’.

U.S. Politics. Now rare.

An issue or talking point used to influence voters temporarily, typically in the period preceding an election.

ΚΠ

1840 P. S. Townsend Let. 5 Jan. in Bull. Hist. Med. (1950) 24 453 To punish Noah for espousing Henry Clay so warmly & not falling into the ‘Good enough Morgan's’ Chas. King's friend Scott's nomination.

1856 Congress. Globe 27 Aug. 53/1 You will have victims who can answer as ‘good enough Morgans’ at least until after the election.

1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 3 June 10/3 The third-term twaddle is a ‘good enough Morgan’ until after the convention.

1904 Buffalo Commerc. 25 May 6 A pretty thin disguise, too. But it's a ‘good enough Morgan’ until the next general election.

1950 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 12 June 14/2 In the present state of public mind it is a ‘good enough Morgan till after election’ and, in truth, it is a pretty good Morgan by any standard.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good-enough morgan
释义	good-enough Morgann. Brit. /ˈɡʊdᵻnʌf ˈmɔːɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdəˌnəf ˈmɔrɡən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: good-enough adj., proper name Morgan. Etymology: < good-enough adj. + the name of William Morgan, a New York Freemason who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1826.The term originated at the time of the Anti-Masonic Movement in 1828. Public resentment against Freemasons, who were regarded as a secretive elite, had run high for some time. Morgan had fallen out with his lodge and intended to publish a book detailing the secrets of the Freemasons; shortly afterwards, he disappeared. It was widely believed that Morgan had been kidnapped or even murdered by former fellow Masons, and anti-Masonic politicians were quick to exploit this popular suspicion. Before the election of 1828, Thurlow Weed, a political organizer of the newly founded Anti-Masonic Party, was alleged to have remarked that a corpse found floating in the Niagara River was a ‘good-enough Morgan’ until after the election:1827 Rochester (N.Y.) Daily Advertiser 1 Nov. 2/2 There was full as much as met the ear in the boast of one who pretended to trace the hand of Providence in the discovery of the body, viz. that it was a ‘good enough Morgan for their purpose till after election’. U.S. Politics. Now rare. An issue or talking point used to influence voters temporarily, typically in the period preceding an election. ΚΠ 1840 P. S. Townsend Let. 5 Jan. in Bull. Hist. Med. (1950) 24 453 To punish Noah for espousing Henry Clay so warmly & not falling into the ‘Good enough Morgan's’ Chas. King's friend Scott's nomination. 1856 Congress. Globe 27 Aug. 53/1 You will have victims who can answer as ‘good enough Morgans’ at least until after the election. 1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 3 June 10/3 The third-term twaddle is a ‘good enough Morgan’ until after the convention. 1904 Buffalo Commerc. 25 May 6 A pretty thin disguise, too. But it's a ‘good enough Morgan’ until the next general election. 1950 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 12 June 14/2 In the present state of public mind it is a ‘good enough Morgan till after election’ and, in truth, it is a pretty good Morgan by any standard. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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