kass-kassn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌskʌs/,

/ˈkaskas/, U.S.

/ˈkəsˌkəs/,

/ˈkæsˌkæs/, Caribbean English /ˈkʌsˌkʌs/,

/ˈkasˌkas/

Forms: 1800s cuss-cuss, 1900s– kus-kus, 1900s– kas-kas, 1900s– kos-kos, 1900s– kass-kass.

Origin: A borrowing from Twi. Etymon: Twi akasaakasa.

Etymology: < Twi akasaakasa (also with colloquial pronunciation kasaakasa) dispute, quarrel ( < a-, prefix forming nouns + kasakasa to talk repeatedly, reduplication of kasa to speak).The early form cuss-cuss and the pronunciation /ˈkʌskʌs/ suggest folk-etymological association with cuss n. and cuss v.; compare also the following earlier passage, which appears to show a reduplicated use of cuss v., used by a Jamaican character:1838 F. Graeme in New Monthly Mag. Jan. 46 All de day noting but swear, swear, cuss, cuss, from old massa.

Jamaican.

A dispute, a quarrel; conflict, disagreement. Also: name-calling.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > a quarrel

controversy1448

tencion?1473

brulyie1531

pique1532

feudc1565

quarrel1566

jar1583

controverse1596

brack1600

outcast1620

rixation1623

controversarya1635

simultya1637

outfall1647

outfallingc1650

controversion1658

démêlé1661

embroilment1667

strut1677

risse1684

rubber1688

fray1702

brulyiement1718

fallout1725

tossa1732

embroil1742

ding-dong?1760

pilget1777

fratch1805

spar1836

splutter1838

bust-up1842

whid1847

chip1854

kass-kass1873

wap1887

run-in1894

go-round1898

blue1943

hassle1945

square-up?1949

ruck1958

1873 C. J. G. Rampini Lett. from Jamaica App. 176 Cuss-cuss (calling names) no bore hole in my skin.

1943 L. Bennett Jamaican Humour in Dial. 15 Dat marga gal Wingy Want put me eena kus-kus An big lian story.

1950 L. Bennett et al. Anancy Stories & Dial. Verse 33 Anancy never like fe se' two people live neutral, so him start fe carry lie and story between dem, and start big kaskas.

1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 3 Nov. 5/1 She's..fed up of kass-kass with customers.

1986 Jamaica Jrnl. Feb. 6/1 The absence of a democratic structure..resulted in jealousy, undermining ‘kas-kas’ about individuals, and low morale.

2010 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 26 Sept. f11/1 The usual kass-kass and theatrics of political meetings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kass-kass
释义	kass-kassn. Brit. /ˈkʌskʌs/, /ˈkaskas/, U.S. /ˈkəsˌkəs/, /ˈkæsˌkæs/, Caribbean English /ˈkʌsˌkʌs/, /ˈkasˌkas/ Forms: 1800s cuss-cuss, 1900s– kus-kus, 1900s– kas-kas, 1900s– kos-kos, 1900s– kass-kass. Origin: A borrowing from Twi. Etymon: Twi akasaakasa. Etymology: < Twi akasaakasa (also with colloquial pronunciation kasaakasa) dispute, quarrel ( < a-, prefix forming nouns + kasakasa to talk repeatedly, reduplication of kasa to speak).The early form cuss-cuss and the pronunciation /ˈkʌskʌs/ suggest folk-etymological association with cuss n. and cuss v.; compare also the following earlier passage, which appears to show a reduplicated use of cuss v., used by a Jamaican character:1838 F. Graeme in New Monthly Mag. Jan. 46 All de day noting but swear, swear, cuss, cuss, from old massa. Jamaican. A dispute, a quarrel; conflict, disagreement. Also: name-calling. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > a quarrel controversy1448 tencion?1473 brulyie1531 pique1532 feudc1565 quarrel1566 jar1583 controverse1596 brack1600 outcast1620 rixation1623 controversarya1635 simultya1637 outfall1647 outfallingc1650 controversion1658 démêlé1661 embroilment1667 strut1677 risse1684 rubber1688 fray1702 brulyiement1718 fallout1725 tossa1732 embroil1742 ding-dong?1760 pilget1777 fratch1805 spar1836 splutter1838 bust-up1842 whid1847 chip1854 kass-kass1873 wap1887 run-in1894 go-round1898 blue1943 hassle1945 square-up?1949 ruck1958 1873 C. J. G. Rampini Lett. from Jamaica App. 176 Cuss-cuss (calling names) no bore hole in my skin. 1943 L. Bennett Jamaican Humour in Dial. 15 Dat marga gal Wingy Want put me eena kus-kus An big lian story. 1950 L. Bennett et al. Anancy Stories & Dial. Verse 33 Anancy never like fe se' two people live neutral, so him start fe carry lie and story between dem, and start big kaskas. 1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 3 Nov. 5/1 She's..fed up of kass-kass with customers. 1986 Jamaica Jrnl. Feb. 6/1 The absence of a democratic structure..resulted in jealousy, undermining ‘kas-kas’ about individuals, and low morale. 2010 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 26 Sept. f11/1 The usual kass-kass and theatrics of political meetings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873
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