单词 | go-aheadism |
释义 | go-aheadismn. Originally U.S. Initiative, drive; energy; progressiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise undertakingc1400 enterprisec1450 energy1793 dynamism1831 go-aheadism1838 get-up1841 go-ahead1843 go-aheadness1847 drive1859 get-up-and-get1865 get-up-and-go1871 get-there-ativeness1883 push-and-go1885 hustle1892 go-getting1919 go-gettingness1928 dynamicism1947 go-go-go1954 1838 J. F. Cooper Home as Found II. xv. 234 Aristabulus, who was filled with go-aheadism, would have shortened the delay. 1867 Belgravia Apr. 132 I went to the landlord—a brisk business-like individual of Transatlantic go-aheadism. 1958 Times 4 Aug. 11/7 There are some quiet corners of the earth left where steam and go-aheadism are not necessary and will probably never intrude. 2008 S. Vyse Going Broke ii. 33 In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, America was a place of ‘go-aheadism’, and whether you fared well or not, the outcome was your own responsibility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838 |
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