howzatint.n.

Brit.

/haʊˈzat/, U.S.

/haʊˈzæt/

Forms:

α. 1900s– howzat.

β. 1900s– ow zat, 1900s– owzat Brit. /aʊˈzat/, U.S. /aʊˈzæt/.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English how's that.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of how's that (see how's that? at how adv., int., and n.³ Phrases 5b).

colloquial (chiefly Cricket).

A. int.

‘What about that?’, ‘how about that?’; spec. (Cricket) = how's that? at how adv., int., and n.³ Phrases 5b.

ΚΠ

1920 Tatler Aug. 30/1 ‘You ain't got the only hip on the train. It will be a great election won't it?’ ‘Howzat?’

1921 Star-Jrnl. (Sandusky, Ohio) 1 Aug. 7/5 (heading) Huh? Howzat?

1937 B. Fudge Owzat? 116 When a fieldsman shouts ‘Owzat?’ the etiquette of the game demands that you shall not answer ‘Rotten!’.

1973 A. Mann Tiara ii. 13 The sharp click of bat on ball, and un-Italian cries of ‘Owzat’..showed that cricket was well underway.

1993 F. Michaels Texas Sunrise 238 Okay, how about breakfast? Chicken and noodles. Come on, I'll put it on fine china, howzat?

2001 L. Rennison Knocked out by Nunga-nungas 119 Yesssssss! Owzat!!!!!!! The boy's a genius!

B. n.

An utterance of ‘howzat’.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > [noun] > appeal to umpire

appeal1844

zat1934

howzat1973

1973 Times 21 June p. ii/7 A few balls later a squeaky ‘owzat?’ from the doctor would act as a pulley on the umpire's finger of fate and the batsman would depart.

1988 Guardian 13 Aug. 20/1 Our capable pilot has the situation in hand. More blasts increase the rate of climb, leaving the scoreboard intact for another day of ‘Owzats’ and rounds of Robinson's barley water.

2001 Searcher May 63/2 I shouted a ‘Howzat!’ that merely elicited grudging grunts of ‘Nice one’ from the Mexborough duo.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	howzat
释义	howzatint.n. Brit. /haʊˈzat/, U.S. /haʊˈzæt/ Forms: α. 1900s– howzat. β. 1900s– ow zat, 1900s– owzat Brit. /aʊˈzat/, U.S. /aʊˈzæt/. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English how's that. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of how's that (see how's that? at how adv., int., and n.³ Phrases 5b). colloquial (chiefly Cricket). A. int. ‘What about that?’, ‘how about that?’; spec. (Cricket) = how's that? at how adv., int., and n.³ Phrases 5b. ΚΠ 1920 Tatler Aug. 30/1 ‘You ain't got the only hip on the train. It will be a great election won't it?’ ‘Howzat?’ 1921 Star-Jrnl. (Sandusky, Ohio) 1 Aug. 7/5 (heading) Huh? Howzat? 1937 B. Fudge Owzat? 116 When a fieldsman shouts ‘Owzat?’ the etiquette of the game demands that you shall not answer ‘Rotten!’. 1973 A. Mann Tiara ii. 13 The sharp click of bat on ball, and un-Italian cries of ‘Owzat’..showed that cricket was well underway. 1993 F. Michaels Texas Sunrise 238 Okay, how about breakfast? Chicken and noodles. Come on, I'll put it on fine china, howzat? 2001 L. Rennison Knocked out by Nunga-nungas 119 Yesssssss! Owzat!!!!!!! The boy's a genius! B. n. An utterance of ‘howzat’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > [noun] > appeal to umpire appeal1844 zat1934 howzat1973 1973 Times 21 June p. ii/7 A few balls later a squeaky ‘owzat?’ from the doctor would act as a pulley on the umpire's finger of fate and the batsman would depart. 1988 Guardian 13 Aug. 20/1 Our capable pilot has the situation in hand. More blasts increase the rate of climb, leaving the scoreboard intact for another day of ‘Owzats’ and rounds of Robinson's barley water. 2001 Searcher May 63/2 I shouted a ‘Howzat!’ that merely elicited grudging grunts of ‘Nice one’ from the Mexborough duo. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1920
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