knutn.

Etymology: Humorous variant of nut n.¹

humorous.

A fashionable or showy young man; = nut n.¹ 6c.Often pronounced

/kəˈnʌt/.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > male

gallant1388

wamfler15..

rutter1506

younkera1522

fine gentleman1575

cavalier1589

whisker1595

jinglespur1604

bravery1616

brisk1621

chevalier1630

man about town1647

man of mode1676

man of distinction1699

sprag1707

sparky1756

blood1763

swell1786

Corinthian1819

galliard1828

mondain1833

toff1851

flâneur1854

Johnny1883

silver-tail1898

knut1911

lounge lizard1918

old buster1919

Hooray Henry1959

1911 Granta 25 Nov. 136/2 He, Timothy Gray, bhoy, lad, knut.

1913 L. A. Harker Ffolliots of Redmarley v. 57 He was..a ‘knut’ of the nuttiest flavour.

1914 Scotsman 5 Oct. 8/1 It is clear that he has once been a ‘knut’ in spite of his oil-stained khaki service jacket and trousers.

1915 A. Wimperis Gilbert the Filbert (song) I'm Gilbert, the Filbert, The Colonel of the Knuts.

1929 G. Stowell Hist. Button Hill 183 The Knut was an urban and suburban phenomenon of the years 1912 to 1914 inclusive.

1973 Listener 6 Sept. 320 The ‘silly asses’, the ‘knuts’ who were wiped out on the Somme.

Derivatives

ˈknutty adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male

sparkish1641

rakish1696

knutty1916

Wooster1939

Woosterish1959

Woosterian1983

1916 E. V. Lucas Vermilion Box 52 Among the people staying here is a knut. He must be almost the last of the tribe; but here he is, just as knutty as though the Algies and Berties were still ruling the roast, and not Mars at all.

1919 C. Orr Glorious Thing xvii. 212 He was trying to be knutty, he said.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	knut
释义	knutn. Etymology: Humorous variant of nut n.¹ humorous. A fashionable or showy young man; = nut n.¹ 6c.Often pronounced /kəˈnʌt/. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > male gallant1388 wamfler15.. rutter1506 younkera1522 fine gentleman1575 cavalier1589 whisker1595 jinglespur1604 bravery1616 brisk1621 chevalier1630 man about town1647 man of mode1676 man of distinction1699 sprag1707 sparky1756 blood1763 swell1786 Corinthian1819 galliard1828 mondain1833 toff1851 flâneur1854 Johnny1883 silver-tail1898 knut1911 lounge lizard1918 old buster1919 Hooray Henry1959 1911 Granta 25 Nov. 136/2 He, Timothy Gray, bhoy, lad, knut. 1913 L. A. Harker Ffolliots of Redmarley v. 57 He was..a ‘knut’ of the nuttiest flavour. 1914 Scotsman 5 Oct. 8/1 It is clear that he has once been a ‘knut’ in spite of his oil-stained khaki service jacket and trousers. 1915 A. Wimperis Gilbert the Filbert (song) I'm Gilbert, the Filbert, The Colonel of the Knuts. 1929 G. Stowell Hist. Button Hill 183 The Knut was an urban and suburban phenomenon of the years 1912 to 1914 inclusive. 1973 Listener 6 Sept. 320 The ‘silly asses’, the ‘knuts’ who were wiped out on the Somme. Derivatives ˈknutty adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male sparkish1641 rakish1696 knutty1916 Wooster1939 Woosterish1959 Woosterian1983 1916 E. V. Lucas Vermilion Box 52 Among the people staying here is a knut. He must be almost the last of the tribe; but here he is, just as knutty as though the Algies and Berties were still ruling the roast, and not Mars at all. 1919 C. Orr Glorious Thing xvii. 212 He was trying to be knutty, he said. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1911
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