happen-son.

Brit.

/ˈhap(ə)nsəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈhæp(ə)nˌsoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: happen v., so adv. and conj.

Etymology: < happen v. + so adv. and conj., after it so happens (that) at happen v. 1a.

colloquial and U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland).

Something that happens by chance; a coincidental or unplanned occurrence; (also) chance, coincidence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event

adventure?c1225

hapc1275

chancea1300

fortunea1375

accidenta1398

casualtya1513

to-fall1562

withfall1562

casual1566

casuality1574

stour1583

upcasta1616

contingency1620

haphazard1651

contingence1660

unaccountable1789

happen-so1816

happenchance1847

happenstance1857

1816 J. Packard in T. Brown Ethereal Physician (1817) 28 I was told, that it was only a happen so, and that it would not do it, at another time.

1868 H. Thrasher Hunter & Trapper i. 7 Where deer are plenty they are often seen in fields and in the woods, but although they are often shot in one of these happen-soes, it takes something more than this to make a successful deer hunter.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 13 Sept. 1/3 Politics..may or may not be mixed up in it. It is just a happen-so if they are.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xxiv. 310 Gittin' that buck was pure happen-so.

1962 M. Gordon & G. Gordon Journey with Stranger (1963) ix. 62 That Japanese girl—didn't have anything to do with us... It was just a happen so.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. d21/2 Usually it was just a happen-so that a kid turned pro. Some preliminary performer wouldn't show up, the kid would agree to substitute, and he'd come out of a four-rounder with a bloody nose and a $5 bill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	happen-so
释义	happen-son. Brit. /ˈhap(ə)nsəʊ/, U.S. /ˈhæp(ə)nˌsoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: happen v., so adv. and conj. Etymology: < happen v. + so adv. and conj., after it so happens (that) at happen v. 1a. colloquial and U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland). Something that happens by chance; a coincidental or unplanned occurrence; (also) chance, coincidence. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event adventure?c1225 hapc1275 chancea1300 fortunea1375 accidenta1398 casualtya1513 to-fall1562 withfall1562 casual1566 casuality1574 stour1583 upcasta1616 contingency1620 haphazard1651 contingence1660 unaccountable1789 happen-so1816 happenchance1847 happenstance1857 1816 J. Packard in T. Brown Ethereal Physician (1817) 28 I was told, that it was only a happen so, and that it would not do it, at another time. 1868 H. Thrasher Hunter & Trapper i. 7 Where deer are plenty they are often seen in fields and in the woods, but although they are often shot in one of these happen-soes, it takes something more than this to make a successful deer hunter. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 13 Sept. 1/3 Politics..may or may not be mixed up in it. It is just a happen-so if they are. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xxiv. 310 Gittin' that buck was pure happen-so. 1962 M. Gordon & G. Gordon Journey with Stranger (1963) ix. 62 That Japanese girl—didn't have anything to do with us... It was just a happen so. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. d21/2 Usually it was just a happen-so that a kid turned pro. Some preliminary performer wouldn't show up, the kid would agree to substitute, and he'd come out of a four-rounder with a bloody nose and a $5 bill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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