has-beenn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhazbiːn/, U.S.

/ˈhæzˌbɪn/, Scottish English

/ˈhazbin/

Forms: 1600s hes-beene (Scottish), 1600s hes-beine (Scottish), 1700s– has-been, 1800s– 'as-bin (English regional (midlands)), 1800s– hes-been (English regional (northern and north midlands)), 1800s– hez-been (English regional (Yorkshire)).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English has , have v., been , be v.

Etymology: < has, 3rd singular present indicative of have v. + been, past participle of be v.

Originally Scottish.

A. n.

†a. Scottish. A former or ancient custom. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix. sig. F1^v Although it [sc. Kirk-buriall] was long (yet louselie) held as indifferent in the doylde dayes, yet beeing now but vmwhile, and as an hes-beene, should neuer be more.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 600/1 Gude auld has-beens should aye be uphauden.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 405/1 There are so many relics of ancient superstition still lingering in the land, and worshipped under the deluding and endearing names of ‘Gude all has-beens.’

b. That which has happened; (an event of) the past; (in plural) old times.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > that which happened in the past

was1340

past1589

has-been1834

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 658/1 The Isthmian now of each Eternity, Trining the has-been, being, and to-be.

1904 W. H. Smith Promoters v. 91 I met old Bishop Slosher..and just for has-beens I took him to lunch with me.

1947 ‘P. Wentworth’ Wicked Uncle xxxiii. 231 It's all very well when it's a has-been as you might say, but very upsetting to the nerves when..you don't know who's going to be the next corpse.

2005 G. Kochhar-Lindgren TechnoLogics ii. 23 The now, the present, is..a link between the has-been and the not-yet that is always the same.

2. A person or thing whose best days are over; esp. a person who was once famous, important, or successful, and is so no longer. (Now the usual sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who is past his peak

has-been1702

have-been1737

had-beenc1748

used-to-be1852

extinct volcano1865

wasser1924

yesterday's man1966

1702 Libamina Junioribus Philologis Degustanda 27 Fuimus Troes, We are among the has-beens, Old wives were good maidens.

1747 Fool (1748) II. 126 The Has-beens are a Family that are hourly increasing.

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 218 My Lan' afore's a gude auld has been.

1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 820 John Jones may be described as ‘one of the has beens’.

1852 Christian Parlor Mag. Aug. 239/1 Dilapidated ‘has-beens’, and despised ‘used-to-be's’.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Good old has been 'Er's a good owd 'as bin.

1914 G. Atherton Perch of Devil i. 70 The obsolete notions that make your mother and most of our relations a sort of premature has-beens.

1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) vii. 104 When I retire I'm just a has-been.

1991 Atlantic Aug. 31/1 Spanish power began a slow decline in the mid-seventeenth century, bringing into play a new theme of the Black Legend: that Spain was a has-been.

2014 Daily Tel. 7 Jan. 27/4 He moved from being a promising newcomer to a clapped-out old has-been.

B. adj.

That is a has-been; past one's prime.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > of persons, views, etc.

old-fashioned1596

musty1603

mildewed1605

fusty1609

wormy1611

frumpy1746

fossila1770

arriéré1814

has-been1819

Rip Van Winkleish1829

frumpish1847

archaistic1850

fogey1852

fogeyish1852

old fogeyish1853

rusty-fusty1864

mossbacked1876

dead-handed1928

Victorian1934

unhep1939

unhip1939

dinosaurian1943

square1946

dinosaur-like1947

dinosauric1977

analogue1993

1819 F. MacDonogh Hermit in London II. 133 A has-been battered beau.

1905 Daily Chron. 4 May 6/6 The defendant protested strongly against being called a ‘has-been’ comedian.

1972 T. Williams Let. 5 Feb. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 255 Here I am, a yet-to-be actor with a has-been playwright!

2007 Independent 26 June 26/2 It's hardly very now and happening, is it, a former, past, has-been prime minister?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	has-been
释义	has-beenn.adj. Brit. /ˈhazbiːn/, U.S. /ˈhæzˌbɪn/, Scottish English /ˈhazbin/ Forms: 1600s hes-beene (Scottish), 1600s hes-beine (Scottish), 1700s– has-been, 1800s– 'as-bin (English regional (midlands)), 1800s– hes-been (English regional (northern and north midlands)), 1800s– hez-been (English regional (Yorkshire)). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English has , have v., been , be v. Etymology: < has, 3rd singular present indicative of have v. + been, past participle of be v. Originally Scottish. A. n. 1. †a. Scottish. A former or ancient custom. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix. sig. F1^v Although it [sc. Kirk-buriall] was long (yet louselie) held as indifferent in the doylde dayes, yet beeing now but vmwhile, and as an hes-beene, should neuer be more. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 600/1 Gude auld has-beens should aye be uphauden. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 405/1 There are so many relics of ancient superstition still lingering in the land, and worshipped under the deluding and endearing names of ‘Gude all has-beens.’ b. That which has happened; (an event of) the past; (in plural) old times. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > that which happened in the past was1340 past1589 has-been1834 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 658/1 The Isthmian now of each Eternity, Trining the has-been, being, and to-be. 1904 W. H. Smith Promoters v. 91 I met old Bishop Slosher..and just for has-beens I took him to lunch with me. 1947 ‘P. Wentworth’ Wicked Uncle xxxiii. 231 It's all very well when it's a has-been as you might say, but very upsetting to the nerves when..you don't know who's going to be the next corpse. 2005 G. Kochhar-Lindgren TechnoLogics ii. 23 The now, the present, is..a link between the has-been and the not-yet that is always the same. 2. A person or thing whose best days are over; esp. a person who was once famous, important, or successful, and is so no longer. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who is past his peak has-been1702 have-been1737 had-beenc1748 used-to-be1852 extinct volcano1865 wasser1924 yesterday's man1966 1702 Libamina Junioribus Philologis Degustanda 27 Fuimus Troes, We are among the has-beens, Old wives were good maidens. 1747 Fool (1748) II. 126 The Has-beens are a Family that are hourly increasing. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 218 My Lan' afore's a gude auld has been. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 820 John Jones may be described as ‘one of the has beens’. 1852 Christian Parlor Mag. Aug. 239/1 Dilapidated ‘has-beens’, and despised ‘used-to-be's’. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Good old has been 'Er's a good owd 'as bin. 1914 G. Atherton Perch of Devil i. 70 The obsolete notions that make your mother and most of our relations a sort of premature has-beens. 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) vii. 104 When I retire I'm just a has-been. 1991 Atlantic Aug. 31/1 Spanish power began a slow decline in the mid-seventeenth century, bringing into play a new theme of the Black Legend: that Spain was a has-been. 2014 Daily Tel. 7 Jan. 27/4 He moved from being a promising newcomer to a clapped-out old has-been. B. adj. That is a has-been; past one's prime. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > of persons, views, etc. old-fashioned1596 musty1603 mildewed1605 fusty1609 wormy1611 frumpy1746 fossila1770 arriéré1814 has-been1819 Rip Van Winkleish1829 frumpish1847 archaistic1850 fogey1852 fogeyish1852 old fogeyish1853 rusty-fusty1864 mossbacked1876 dead-handed1928 Victorian1934 unhep1939 unhip1939 dinosaurian1943 square1946 dinosaur-like1947 dinosauric1977 analogue1993 1819 F. MacDonogh Hermit in London II. 133 A has-been battered beau. 1905 Daily Chron. 4 May 6/6 The defendant protested strongly against being called a ‘has-been’ comedian. 1972 T. Williams Let. 5 Feb. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 255 Here I am, a yet-to-be actor with a has-been playwright! 2007 Independent 26 June 26/2 It's hardly very now and happening, is it, a former, past, has-been prime minister? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1606
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