jargadj.

Brit.

/dʒɑːɡ/, U.S.

/dʒɑrɡ/

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps shortened < jargon n.² (a variety of the mineral zircon) reflecting its use as a cheap substitute for diamonds.

English regional (Liverpool).

False, fabricated, or counterfeit; suspicious, misleading. Also: of poor quality, inferior, awful.

ΚΠ

1999 K. Sampson Powder 330 ‘You gave a jarg name, didn't you?’ Keva butted in.

2007 G. Johnson Devil xiii. 103 I'd been given jarg info by Marion—there was no Samuel.

2014 @OPB91 16 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) What would you rather spend your money on; one boss holiday to monaco or a lot of jarg nights out in town?

2017 @sjrcarson 16 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Got a jarg smartwatch and it keeps randomly playing ‘Amarillo’ by Tony Christie and I'm not sure why.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† jargv.

Forms: Also 1500s girg.

Etymology: Echoic: compare jar n.¹, jar v.¹, chark v.¹, chirk v.

Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete.

1. intransitive. Of a door or gate: To make a creaking noise, to grate, jar, vibrate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > creak

chirkc1386

chark1393

fratchc1440

geig1513

jarg1513

graislea1522

cry?1523

screak1565

creak1582

crake1656

complain1722

to cry out1781

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. vii. 57 The brasin durris iargis on the marble hirst.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. ix. 88 At last with horrible soundis trist Thai wareit portis, iargand on the hirst, Warpit wp braid.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. xi. 33 Wythin that girgand hirst also suld he Pronunce the new weyr.

1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados sig. N 2 The iargging Casements which the fierce wind dryues, Puts him in mind of fetters, chaynes, and gyues.

2. figurative. ‘To waver, to flinch’ (Jamieson).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] > waver

flecchec1300

waverc1315

remue1340

shake1340

flitc1386

flow1434

falter1521

flitter1543

to waver as, like, with the wind1548

rove1549

float1598

jarga1614

give ground1662

weaken1876

unbend1877

a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 69 He..nevir jarged a jot ather from the substance of the cause, or forme of proceiding thairin.

a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 142 Mr. Andro [Melvill] never jarging, nor daschit a whit, withe magnanimus courage..planlie tauld the King and Counsall, that [etc.].

Derivatives

jarg n. (also jerg, jirg, girg) Scottish a creaking noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > harshness and shrillness > creak

screak1513

creaking1520

screaking1565

creak1606

jarg1820

complaining1839

cry1873

1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales II. 42 Thilk dor gyit ay..thilk tother jerg.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Jarg, Jerg, a harsh grating sound, as that of a rusty hinge.

1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 148 The sofa gied an awfu' girg.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	jarg
释义	jargadj. Brit. /dʒɑːɡ/, U.S. /dʒɑrɡ/ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps shortened < jargon n.² (a variety of the mineral zircon) reflecting its use as a cheap substitute for diamonds. English regional (Liverpool). False, fabricated, or counterfeit; suspicious, misleading. Also: of poor quality, inferior, awful. ΚΠ 1999 K. Sampson Powder 330 ‘You gave a jarg name, didn't you?’ Keva butted in. 2007 G. Johnson Devil xiii. 103 I'd been given jarg info by Marion—there was no Samuel. 2014 @OPB91 16 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) What would you rather spend your money on; one boss holiday to monaco or a lot of jarg nights out in town? 2017 @sjrcarson 16 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Got a jarg smartwatch and it keeps randomly playing ‘Amarillo’ by Tony Christie and I'm not sure why. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † jargv. Forms: Also 1500s girg. Etymology: Echoic: compare jar n.¹, jar v.¹, chark v.¹, chirk v. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. 1. intransitive. Of a door or gate: To make a creaking noise, to grate, jar, vibrate. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > creak chirkc1386 chark1393 fratchc1440 geig1513 jarg1513 graislea1522 cry?1523 screak1565 creak1582 crake1656 complain1722 to cry out1781 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. vii. 57 The brasin durris iargis on the marble hirst. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. ix. 88 At last with horrible soundis trist Thai wareit portis, iargand on the hirst, Warpit wp braid. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. xi. 33 Wythin that girgand hirst also suld he Pronunce the new weyr. 1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados sig. N 2 The iargging Casements which the fierce wind dryues, Puts him in mind of fetters, chaynes, and gyues. 2. figurative. ‘To waver, to flinch’ (Jamieson). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] > waver flecchec1300 waverc1315 remue1340 shake1340 flitc1386 flow1434 falter1521 flitter1543 to waver as, like, with the wind1548 rove1549 float1598 jarga1614 give ground1662 weaken1876 unbend1877 a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 69 He..nevir jarged a jot ather from the substance of the cause, or forme of proceiding thairin. a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 142 Mr. Andro [Melvill] never jarging, nor daschit a whit, withe magnanimus courage..planlie tauld the King and Counsall, that [etc.]. Derivatives jarg n. (also jerg, jirg, girg) Scottish a creaking noise. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > harshness and shrillness > creak screak1513 creaking1520 screaking1565 creak1606 jarg1820 complaining1839 cry1873 1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales II. 42 Thilk dor gyit ay..thilk tother jerg. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Jarg, Jerg, a harsh grating sound, as that of a rusty hinge. 1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 148 The sofa gied an awfu' girg. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1999v.1513
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