grandstandingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡran(d)standɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡræn(d)ˌstændɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grandstand n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < grandstand n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare grandstander n. 2, and later grandstand v.

Originally U.S.

The action, practice, or fact of behaving in a showy or ostentatious manner in an attempt to attract attention to oneself or impress an audience; a show of inflated and empty rhetoric, esp. one designed to misdirect or hoodwink.

ΚΠ

1898 N.Y. World 15 Sept. 3/3 ‘No grand-standing there, Doyle,’ cried one rooter, ‘we're all looking at you, so hit the ball!’

1900 Cincinnati Enquirer 23 June 1/9 [Kentucky will go for McKinley] if Teddy can only be secured to do some ‘Grand Standing’.

1911 Calif. Outlook 18 Mar. 18/2 Governor Johnson betrays no symptoms of grandstanding.

1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential i. ix. 71 Days and nights of expensive grandstanding with Virginia Hill, Mayor O'Dwyer and a couple of $50-a-week policy-slip peddlers.

1968 S. Baldwin Poverty & Politics 177 Most of the bills were mere political ‘grandstanding’, with no serious legislative intentions behind them.

1984 Financial Times 3 Mar. 14/6 It's only sad that the discussion after the film..became the occasion for much media-conscious grandstanding.

2009 T. Mort Hemingway Patrols vi. 127 Hemingway had long ago dismissed such words as honor, especially in military grandstanding of the kind that led to the insane butchery of World War I.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

grandstandingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡran(d)standɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡræn(d)ˌstændɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grandstand n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < grandstand n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier grandstander n. 2 and grandstanding n., and later grandstand v.

Originally U.S.

That engages in grandstanding; characterized by attention-seeking; ostentatious, bombastic, showy. Cf. grandstand v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective]

fine1526

garish1545

flaunting1567

gawish1567

taffety1597

showful1607

flaming1609

flaring1610

over-brave1620

showish1675

rantingc1685

gaudy1709

showy1712

tinselled1738

kicky1790

flaunty1796

flashy1801

slangish1813

florid1815

tigerish1831

flash1836

flary1841

loud1850

flashy-looking1852

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

flagrant1858

jingo1859

cheesy1863

orchidaceous1864

flamboyant1879

vociferous1883

voyant1906

grandstanding1908

floozy1911

ritzy1919

like a (or the) dog's dinner1927

plush horse1936

kitsch1953

zazzy1961

pizzazz1969

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] > seeking attention

grandstanding1908

attention-seeking1961

1908 Beatrice (Nebraska) Daily Sun 9 Oct. 2/2 His bitterest political enemy has never accused him of being a grand-standing demagogue.

1950 J. W. Hurst Growth of Amer. Law v. 100 The great cities had not yet found how to reconcile an elected bench with freedom from grandstanding tactics and shady political affiliations.

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 1 July Neither ward-heeling councilmen nor grandstanding mayors can provide the kind of leadership that gets things done.

1989 D. Morrow & M. Keyes Conc. Hist. Sport in Canada 38 Never in doubt, Hanlan's win is less revealing of his prowess in this particular case than of his grandstanding conduct.

2009 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Oct. 11/3 The wrangling between the grandstanding showmen of stage and pulpit was bitter and intense.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandstanding
释义	grandstandingn. Brit. /ˈɡran(d)standɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)ˌstændɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grandstand n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < grandstand n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare grandstander n. 2, and later grandstand v. Originally U.S. The action, practice, or fact of behaving in a showy or ostentatious manner in an attempt to attract attention to oneself or impress an audience; a show of inflated and empty rhetoric, esp. one designed to misdirect or hoodwink. ΚΠ 1898 N.Y. World 15 Sept. 3/3 ‘No grand-standing there, Doyle,’ cried one rooter, ‘we're all looking at you, so hit the ball!’ 1900 Cincinnati Enquirer 23 June 1/9 [Kentucky will go for McKinley] if Teddy can only be secured to do some ‘Grand Standing’. 1911 Calif. Outlook 18 Mar. 18/2 Governor Johnson betrays no symptoms of grandstanding. 1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential i. ix. 71 Days and nights of expensive grandstanding with Virginia Hill, Mayor O'Dwyer and a couple of $50-a-week policy-slip peddlers. 1968 S. Baldwin Poverty & Politics 177 Most of the bills were mere political ‘grandstanding’, with no serious legislative intentions behind them. 1984 Financial Times 3 Mar. 14/6 It's only sad that the discussion after the film..became the occasion for much media-conscious grandstanding. 2009 T. Mort Hemingway Patrols vi. 127 Hemingway had long ago dismissed such words as honor, especially in military grandstanding of the kind that led to the insane butchery of World War I. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). grandstandingadj. Brit. /ˈɡran(d)standɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)ˌstændɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grandstand n., -ing suffix². Etymology: < grandstand n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier grandstander n. 2 and grandstanding n., and later grandstand v. Originally U.S. That engages in grandstanding; characterized by attention-seeking; ostentatious, bombastic, showy. Cf. grandstand v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective] fine1526 garish1545 flaunting1567 gawish1567 taffety1597 showful1607 flaming1609 flaring1610 over-brave1620 showish1675 rantingc1685 gaudy1709 showy1712 tinselled1738 kicky1790 flaunty1796 flashy1801 slangish1813 florid1815 tigerish1831 flash1836 flary1841 loud1850 flashy-looking1852 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 flagrant1858 jingo1859 cheesy1863 orchidaceous1864 flamboyant1879 vociferous1883 voyant1906 grandstanding1908 floozy1911 ritzy1919 like a (or the) dog's dinner1927 plush horse1936 kitsch1953 zazzy1961 pizzazz1969 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] > seeking attention grandstanding1908 attention-seeking1961 1908 Beatrice (Nebraska) Daily Sun 9 Oct. 2/2 His bitterest political enemy has never accused him of being a grand-standing demagogue. 1950 J. W. Hurst Growth of Amer. Law v. 100 The great cities had not yet found how to reconcile an elected bench with freedom from grandstanding tactics and shady political affiliations. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 1 July Neither ward-heeling councilmen nor grandstanding mayors can provide the kind of leadership that gets things done. 1989 D. Morrow & M. Keyes Conc. Hist. Sport in Canada 38 Never in doubt, Hanlan's win is less revealing of his prowess in this particular case than of his grandstanding conduct. 2009 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Oct. 11/3 The wrangling between the grandstanding showmen of stage and pulpit was bitter and intense. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898adj.1908
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