Japn.¹adj.

Brit.

/dʒap/, U.S.

/dʒæp/

Etymology: Shortened < Japanese adj. and n.

colloquial.As n. and adj. the word Jap has strong derogatory connotations and is now falling into disuse.

A. n.¹

= Japanese n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Japan > [noun]

Japonian1600

Japanese1604

Japan1613

Japonite1613

Japanner1614

Nipponese1860

Japc1880

Nip1941

c1880 (Remembered in colloquial use in London.)

1890 Lit. World 11 July 23 The fearlessness of death, which makes a Jap submit to the loss of his own life rather than to permit the death of a father to go unavenged.

1893 Athenæum 20 May 639/3 Directly a good demand arises for a book, the Japs print for themselves.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 6/3 Fifty years ago it was only a few gardeners..who grew chrysanthemums, and..only about twelve distinct varieties of ‘Japs’ were to be found.

1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 690/1 The pearling-crews can get from Japs and Chows all the drink they want.

1923 Daily Mail 22 Jan. 1 The coat is lined floral jap.

1940 N. Mitford Pigeon Pie iii. 41 There are Chinks and Japs and Fuzzy Wuzzies and Ice Creamers and Dagos, and so on.

1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 50 Jewboy, blond Jewboy Wexler perched by the cellar window, tackling Japs with machine-gun bullets.

B. adj.

= Japanese adj. Jap silk = habutai n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [adjective] > other

pelong1687

zephyrine1819

pongee1830

chiné1841

shot-silk1850

crystalline1860

Henan1880

frisé1884

Spitalfields1894

Jap1895

météor1909

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > from specific place > Japanese

Japan1810

Japanese silk1873

habutai1895

Jap silk1895

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 37/3 Ladies' short silk waists, made of plain colored Habutai Jap silk.

1900 in American Mail Order Fashions (1961) 18 Jap braid edge.

1902 To-Day 14 May 95/1 Printed Jap silks are lovely.

1905 Daily Chron. 13 Jan. 4/4 A flowered ‘Jap’ silk.

1914 Dial. Notes 4 136 This is a Jap Kimona.

1925 Queen 7 Jan. 17 A white Jap silk blouse.

1936 Times 3 Jan. 10/3 The most jealously limited edition of an unacted Swinburne drama, 50 copies only on jap vellum.

1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft viii. 156 The Jap pearlers have landed on his coasts.

1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 251/2 Many attractive natural silk fabrics..jap and spun silks and ninons.

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 211 Nice little tape-recorder... Snazzy Jap job.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

JAPn.²

Brit.

/dʒap/, U.S.

/dʒæp/

Forms: 1900s– J.A.P., 1900s– JAP, 1900s– Jap.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Jewish-American princess.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Jewish-American princess (see princess n. 5c).

U.S. slang (usually derogatory and offensive).

A Jewish-American princess (princess n. 5c); a (wealthy, young) American Jewish woman who is considered to be spoilt, conceited, and vacuous.

ΚΠ

1966 L. Tornabene What's Jewish Girl? 72 The royal robes of a J.S.P. [i.e. Jewish Super Princess]..Hermes..Mark Cross..Gucci..Cartier.]

1969 N.Y. Mag. 19 May 41/2 What we don't want are JAPs—you know, Jewish American Princesses. Spoiled..uptight..never raises a hand to help if there's a chance she'll break a fingernail..lies all day on the porch with a reflector when it's 95 degrees.

1987 D. F. Wallace Broom of Syst. 6 This Playboy-Playmatish JAP from Scarsdale.

1993 H. Stern Private Parts iii. 99 I was..in the minority because Boston University was filled with JAPs and ‘beautiful people’.

1999 S. Turow Personal Injuries 111 He smiled at his wife and touched her hand. ‘She always called herself a JAP.’

2002 East Bay (Calif.) Express (Nexis) 27 Mar. ‘As long as you actually know what it's like to be offended’ by terms like J.A.P.,..‘I think it's okay to say them.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

japv.

Brit.

/dʒap/, U.S.

/dʒæp/

Etymology: < Jap n.¹ and adj.

U.S. slang.

transitive. To make a sneak attack on; also, to queer the pitch of (a person). In restricted use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > maliciously

to do dirt (to)1893

jap1957

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for > make a sneak attack on

jap1957

1957 New Yorker 21 Sept. 135/1 ‘They japped us,’ a third boy said, meaning that the Cherubs had taken them by surprise.

1958 H. E. Salisbury Shook-up Generation (1959) ii. 29 An uncertain area where one side or another may at any sudden moment ‘jap’ an unwary alien.

1971 D. E. Westlake I gave at Office 170 Joe would hate me forever and would probably jap me with Mr. Clarebridge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹adj.c1880

n.²1969

v.1957

单词	jap
释义	Japn.¹adj. Brit. /dʒap/, U.S. /dʒæp/ Etymology: Shortened < Japanese adj. and n. colloquial.As n. and adj. the word Jap has strong derogatory connotations and is now falling into disuse. A. n.¹ = Japanese n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Japan > [noun] Japonian1600 Japanese1604 Japan1613 Japonite1613 Japanner1614 Nipponese1860 Japc1880 Nip1941 c1880 (Remembered in colloquial use in London.) 1890 Lit. World 11 July 23 The fearlessness of death, which makes a Jap submit to the loss of his own life rather than to permit the death of a father to go unavenged. 1893 Athenæum 20 May 639/3 Directly a good demand arises for a book, the Japs print for themselves. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 6/3 Fifty years ago it was only a few gardeners..who grew chrysanthemums, and..only about twelve distinct varieties of ‘Japs’ were to be found. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 690/1 The pearling-crews can get from Japs and Chows all the drink they want. 1923 Daily Mail 22 Jan. 1 The coat is lined floral jap. 1940 N. Mitford Pigeon Pie iii. 41 There are Chinks and Japs and Fuzzy Wuzzies and Ice Creamers and Dagos, and so on. 1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 50 Jewboy, blond Jewboy Wexler perched by the cellar window, tackling Japs with machine-gun bullets. B. adj. = Japanese adj. Jap silk = habutai n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [adjective] > other pelong1687 zephyrine1819 pongee1830 chiné1841 shot-silk1850 crystalline1860 Henan1880 frisé1884 Spitalfields1894 Jap1895 météor1909 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > from specific place > Japanese Japan1810 Japanese silk1873 habutai1895 Jap silk1895 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 37/3 Ladies' short silk waists, made of plain colored Habutai Jap silk. 1900 in American Mail Order Fashions (1961) 18 Jap braid edge. 1902 To-Day 14 May 95/1 Printed Jap silks are lovely. 1905 Daily Chron. 13 Jan. 4/4 A flowered ‘Jap’ silk. 1914 Dial. Notes 4 136 This is a Jap Kimona. 1925 Queen 7 Jan. 17 A white Jap silk blouse. 1936 Times 3 Jan. 10/3 The most jealously limited edition of an unacted Swinburne drama, 50 copies only on jap vellum. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft viii. 156 The Jap pearlers have landed on his coasts. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 251/2 Many attractive natural silk fabrics..jap and spun silks and ninons. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 211 Nice little tape-recorder... Snazzy Jap job. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). JAPn.² Brit. /dʒap/, U.S. /dʒæp/ Forms: 1900s– J.A.P., 1900s– JAP, 1900s– Jap. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Jewish-American princess. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Jewish-American princess (see princess n. 5c). U.S. slang (usually derogatory and offensive). A Jewish-American princess (princess n. 5c); a (wealthy, young) American Jewish woman who is considered to be spoilt, conceited, and vacuous. ΚΠ 1966 L. Tornabene What's Jewish Girl? 72 The royal robes of a J.S.P. [i.e. Jewish Super Princess]..Hermes..Mark Cross..Gucci..Cartier.] 1969 N.Y. Mag. 19 May 41/2 What we don't want are JAPs—you know, Jewish American Princesses. Spoiled..uptight..never raises a hand to help if there's a chance she'll break a fingernail..lies all day on the porch with a reflector when it's 95 degrees. 1987 D. F. Wallace Broom of Syst. 6 This Playboy-Playmatish JAP from Scarsdale. 1993 H. Stern Private Parts iii. 99 I was..in the minority because Boston University was filled with JAPs and ‘beautiful people’. 1999 S. Turow Personal Injuries 111 He smiled at his wife and touched her hand. ‘She always called herself a JAP.’ 2002 East Bay (Calif.) Express (Nexis) 27 Mar. ‘As long as you actually know what it's like to be offended’ by terms like J.A.P.,..‘I think it's okay to say them.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). japv. Brit. /dʒap/, U.S. /dʒæp/ Etymology: < Jap n.¹ and adj. U.S. slang. transitive. To make a sneak attack on; also, to queer the pitch of (a person). In restricted use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > maliciously to do dirt (to)1893 jap1957 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for > make a sneak attack on jap1957 1957 New Yorker 21 Sept. 135/1 ‘They japped us,’ a third boy said, meaning that the Cherubs had taken them by surprise. 1958 H. E. Salisbury Shook-up Generation (1959) ii. 29 An uncertain area where one side or another may at any sudden moment ‘jap’ an unwary alien. 1971 D. E. Westlake I gave at Office 170 Joe would hate me forever and would probably jap me with Mr. Clarebridge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹adj.c1880n.²1969v.1957
随便看	overapprehensive overapt overarch overarched overarches overarching overargue overarm overarmed overarming overarms overarousal overarousals overarranged overarticulate overarticulated overarticulates overarticulating overarticulation overaspiration overassess overassessed overassesses overassessing overassumption

Japn.1adj.

JAPn.2

japv.

Japn.¹adj.

JAPn.²