harum-scarumadv.adj.n.

/ˈhɛːrəmˈskɛːrəm/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s harum-starum, 1700s hare'um scare'um, hairum-scairum, 1700s–1800s harem-scarem.

Etymology: A rhyming combination, apparently < hare v.² + scare v., sometimes taken as = hare 'em, scare 'em.

colloquial.

A. adv.

Recklessly, heedlessly, wildly. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb] > rashly or recklessly

recklesslyeOE

abandonc1330

rabbishlya1387

recklessa1450

savagelyc1450

temerarilyc1450

temerously1461

rashly?1518

temerariously1535

improvisedlya1538

hare-brainedlya1577

rash1591

wretchlessly?16..

over-rashly1609

bayardly1624

to run amok1689

harum-scarum1691

hell-bent1863

1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 101 To Hare, to affright or make wild: to go harum starum.

?1730 Round about Coal-fire i. 2 While Tom run harum scarum to draw a jug of ale.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) Running harum scarum, said of any one running or walking carelessly..and in a hurry, after they know not what.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) xii. 114 I should not like a son of mine to run harum-scarum through my property.

B. adj.

Reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild rash. (Of persons and their actions.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless

recklesseOE

redmodOE

unreckless?c1225

hastivec1300

racklec1300

testyc1374

rabbisha1387

temeraryc1410

temerous1461

rash1509

temerarious1532

hare-brained1548

temerarec1550

hare-brain1566

hot-spurred1573

overrash1577

hotspur1586

madcap1591

wretchless1598

Phaetontic1608

zeal-blind1615

Phaetontal1617

unresponsable1619

Phaetontical1630

phaetonicala1640

Phaetonic1708

hell-bent1731

harum-scarum1751

unresponsible1764

suicidal1768

rumgumptious1781

shy1787

devil-may-care1799

bullheaded1818

devil-may-carish1825

temeritous1892

kamikaze1952

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. viii. 63 Such a hare'um scare'um blood of a bitch.

1780 F. Burney Let. May in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 128 He seemed a mighty ratling har'em-scar'em Gentleman.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 88 What I call harum scarum manners.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram II. ii. vii. 10 A dissolute, harum-scarum fellow..always in debt.

1861 Ld. R. Montagu Mirror Amer. 66 A mere harum-scarum scramble after the whim of the hour is not government.

C. n.

a. A reckless, unregulated person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness > rash or reckless person

bayard1393

hotspur1403

hare-brain1542

young blood1557

hare-copa1566

madcap1589

rashling1594

breakneck1598

harum-scarum1784

wild cat1812

devil-may-care1839

firecracker1852

ripper1877

wild-catter1883

1784 Unfortunate Sensibility I. 39 More mischief..than such a hare'em scare'em as I could accomplish in twenty years.

1868 ‘H. Lee’ Basil Godfrey's Caprice xxvi. 133 His reminiscences of Basil as a handsome harum-scarum.

b. Reckless action or behaviour.

ΚΠ

1886 E. L. Bynner Agnes Surriage i. 11 Had a tidal wave swept over the rocks and played at harum-scarum?

1896 J. Morley in Daily News 18 June 3/3 Instead of humdrum you..have got harum scarum.

Derivatives

harum-ˈscarumness n. recklessness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness

recklessnessOE

resec1275

outragea1387

rechelesshipc1390

wantonnessc1390

hastivessa1393

recklesslaika1400

racklenessc1405

recklessheadc1410

headiness1447

temerity?a1475

lavishness1477

hastivitya1500

rashnessa1500

Ate1587

temerousness1598

temeritude1623

wretchlessness1625

hare-brainedness1656

rantum-scantum1695

temerariousness1711

blindness1796

devil-may-carishness1829

devil-may-careness1834

devil-may-care1836

rattle-brain1838

devil-may-careism1841

bullheadedness1858

harum-scarumness1863

madcappery1905

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 212 Accustomed to a life-long luxury of dirt and harum-scarumness.

1883 L. Wingfield Abigel Rowe I. ii. 35 A reckless Hibernian harum-scarumness in pecuniary matters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	harum-scarum
释义	harum-scarumadv.adj.n. /ˈhɛːrəmˈskɛːrəm/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s harum-starum, 1700s hare'um scare'um, hairum-scairum, 1700s–1800s harem-scarem. Etymology: A rhyming combination, apparently < hare v.² + scare v., sometimes taken as = hare 'em, scare 'em. colloquial. A. adv. Recklessly, heedlessly, wildly. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb] > rashly or recklessly recklesslyeOE abandonc1330 rabbishlya1387 recklessa1450 savagelyc1450 temerarilyc1450 temerously1461 rashly?1518 temerariously1535 improvisedlya1538 hare-brainedlya1577 rash1591 wretchlessly?16.. over-rashly1609 bayardly1624 to run amok1689 harum-scarum1691 hell-bent1863 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 101 To Hare, to affright or make wild: to go harum starum. ?1730 Round about Coal-fire i. 2 While Tom run harum scarum to draw a jug of ale. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) Running harum scarum, said of any one running or walking carelessly..and in a hurry, after they know not what. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) xii. 114 I should not like a son of mine to run harum-scarum through my property. B. adj. Reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild rash. (Of persons and their actions.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless recklesseOE redmodOE unreckless?c1225 hastivec1300 racklec1300 testyc1374 rabbisha1387 temeraryc1410 temerous1461 rash1509 temerarious1532 hare-brained1548 temerarec1550 hare-brain1566 hot-spurred1573 overrash1577 hotspur1586 madcap1591 wretchless1598 Phaetontic1608 zeal-blind1615 Phaetontal1617 unresponsable1619 Phaetontical1630 phaetonicala1640 Phaetonic1708 hell-bent1731 harum-scarum1751 unresponsible1764 suicidal1768 rumgumptious1781 shy1787 devil-may-care1799 bullheaded1818 devil-may-carish1825 temeritous1892 kamikaze1952 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. viii. 63 Such a hare'um scare'um blood of a bitch. 1780 F. Burney Let. May in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 128 He seemed a mighty ratling har'em-scar'em Gentleman. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 88 What I call harum scarum manners. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram II. ii. vii. 10 A dissolute, harum-scarum fellow..always in debt. 1861 Ld. R. Montagu Mirror Amer. 66 A mere harum-scarum scramble after the whim of the hour is not government. C. n. a. A reckless, unregulated person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness > rash or reckless person bayard1393 hotspur1403 hare-brain1542 young blood1557 hare-copa1566 madcap1589 rashling1594 breakneck1598 harum-scarum1784 wild cat1812 devil-may-care1839 firecracker1852 ripper1877 wild-catter1883 1784 Unfortunate Sensibility I. 39 More mischief..than such a hare'em scare'em as I could accomplish in twenty years. 1868 ‘H. Lee’ Basil Godfrey's Caprice xxvi. 133 His reminiscences of Basil as a handsome harum-scarum. b. Reckless action or behaviour. ΚΠ 1886 E. L. Bynner Agnes Surriage i. 11 Had a tidal wave swept over the rocks and played at harum-scarum? 1896 J. Morley in Daily News 18 June 3/3 Instead of humdrum you..have got harum scarum. Derivatives harum-ˈscarumness n. recklessness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness recklessnessOE resec1275 outragea1387 rechelesshipc1390 wantonnessc1390 hastivessa1393 recklesslaika1400 racklenessc1405 recklessheadc1410 headiness1447 temerity?a1475 lavishness1477 hastivitya1500 rashnessa1500 Ate1587 temerousness1598 temeritude1623 wretchlessness1625 hare-brainedness1656 rantum-scantum1695 temerariousness1711 blindness1796 devil-may-carishness1829 devil-may-careness1834 devil-may-care1836 rattle-brain1838 devil-may-careism1841 bullheadedness1858 harum-scarumness1863 madcappery1905 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 212 Accustomed to a life-long luxury of dirt and harum-scarumness. 1883 L. Wingfield Abigel Rowe I. ii. 35 A reckless Hibernian harum-scarumness in pecuniary matters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.adj.n.1691
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