leggon.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛɡəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛɡoʊ/, Caribbean English

/ˈlɛɡoː/

Forms: 1900s– lago (Trinidad), 1900s– leggo, 1900s– lego (Trinidad), 1900s– leh-go (Trinidad).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English let go.

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of let go (see let v.¹ 24f), with assimilation of the consonants in the medial cluster. Compare earlier leggo v.

Caribbean.

A. n.

Originally Trinidad. A type of calypso usually performed at carnivals, having a strong percussive element and compelling rhythms. Also: the refrain of such a song, typically comprising one or a few words sung as a response.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > folk-song > black

Jim Crow1832

plantation song1844

jubilee1872

slave song1881

calypso1900

kaiso1912

leggo1940

road march1951

soca1977

1936 Port of Spain Gaz. 22 Feb. 13/5 Fitz McLean..has decided to disclose to the public the two calypso ‘let go's’ made by him for the two days of Carnival.]

1940 P. Bowles in Mod. Music Mar. 158 Those who have a taste for shouters, leggos, kalendars, collect their records now—Calypso may not be with us very long.

1947 W. Brown Angry Men—Laughing Men 262 The Leggo is a single phrase repeated over and over and over again, usually by men and women at work in the cane fields or docks.

1993 M. Anthony Chieftain's Carnival 136 A few..voices singing ‘Jour Ouvert Baweyo!’ as at every Carnival, and with crowds of people crying out the leggo ‘Whoopsin, Whoopsin’.

2014 S. Henry Calypso Drift lxxxii. 257 The infectious road march, the leggo, the song the people jump to, chip to, sing to on carnival's two days of jump up and street costume displays.

B. adj.

slang (originally Jamaican). Out of control, wild. Chiefly in leggo beast (also lagobis) (derogatory): an animal that has got loose or gone wild; a person likened to this; (also) a sexually promiscuous person, esp. a woman.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit

freec1300

unbridledc1374

riotous?1456

liberala1500

unrestrained1531

libertine1593

relaxed1623

long-waisted1647

self-abandoning1817

laissez-aller1818

self-abandoned1833

uninhibited1880

un-Victorian1908

leggo1943

zizzy1966

loose1968

1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 272/2 Leggo, unkept.

1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 273/1 Leggo beast, one that is under no control.

1967 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Dec. 3/3 She complained:—‘'Im like leggo beas' wid de gals when me can't watch 'im.’

1999 M. Cezair-Thompson True Hist. Paradise xxxi. 158 You can tell a leggo-beast from a decent girl..by how she dresses.

2014 M. Burke Team Seven ii. 10 Look 'pon the broad-back black man, he a'go kill him. Look how him scream up the place like a'leggo beast.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

leggov.

Brit.

/lɛˈɡəʊ/, U.S.

/lɛˈɡoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– leggo, 1900s– le'go (Caribbean), 1900s– leg go (Trinidad).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English let go.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of let go (see let v.¹ 24), with assimilation of the consonants in the medial cluster.

1. transitive and intransitive. To relinquish one's grip on someone or something; to let go. Cf. let v.¹ 24a, 24b.

a. Chiefly colloquial. In imperative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go [interjection]

leggo1884

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxx. 262 Leggo the boy, you old idiot!

1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat ii. 24 What are you up to?..leggo, can't you?

1906 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions (1909) 207 Leggo my collar!

1932 L. Golding Magnolia St. ii. xiii. 450 Leggo of my 'ead!

1961 ‘F. Richards’ Bunter the Ventriloquist xxv. 145 ‘Ow! Leggo!’ Bunter, wriggling, blinked round in alarm at the captain of the Remove.

1973 ‘D. Shannon’ Spring of Violence (1974) x. 168 You're crazy, man. Leggo of me.

2012 G. Barlow Moonlight Express xiv. 171 Leggo me arm, will ya?

b. Chiefly Caribbean. In other parts of the verb, esp. the infinitive.Not found in any form corresponding to the present participle letting go.

ΚΠ

1933 Trinidad Guardian 10 May 10/5 Same time, I leggo de rod.

1975 B. Marley So Jah Seh (song) in Natty Dread (album) Down here we suffer. But I and I. I hang on in there And I and I. I nah leggo.

1987 M. Collins Angel iii. 33 Ah fine we shoulda hol out still an make dem leggo who dey arres!

1990 G. G. Liddy Monkey Handlers xvi. 255 Hey, mister, tell these goons to leggo of me, will ya?

1997 A. C. Winkler Duppy vii. 47 Will you tell dis damn man to leggo de tin o' bully beef!

2. transitive. Caribbean. To let out without restraint; esp. to say (something) in an unrestrained, forthright, or abusive manner.

ΚΠ

1904 Penny Cuts (Trinidad) 20 Aug. in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago 522/2 She tong hot! Man, she leg go some wods day pon me fuh tru.

1946 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 22 Dec. 11/7 An a leggo English pon dem, Wen a pop big-wud so fas', Some scatta weh, some stagga back.

1974 S. A. Warde Folk Stories from Belize 31 Anancy leggo: ‘O, cut in a row, Brudda.’

1984 P. Keens-Douglas Lal Shop 22 Rennie leggo speech on dem so.

1993 L. Bennett Aunty Roachie Seh (2003) xvii. 51 It woulda behoves all human beins fi leggo dem kindness, tenderness, mercifulness an consideration pon dem one anodder human beins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	leggo
释义	leggon.adj. Brit. /ˈlɛɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡoʊ/, Caribbean English /ˈlɛɡoː/ Forms: 1900s– lago (Trinidad), 1900s– leggo, 1900s– lego (Trinidad), 1900s– leh-go (Trinidad). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English let go. Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of let go (see let v.¹ 24f), with assimilation of the consonants in the medial cluster. Compare earlier leggo v. Caribbean. A. n. Originally Trinidad. A type of calypso usually performed at carnivals, having a strong percussive element and compelling rhythms. Also: the refrain of such a song, typically comprising one or a few words sung as a response. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > folk-song > black Jim Crow1832 plantation song1844 jubilee1872 slave song1881 calypso1900 kaiso1912 leggo1940 road march1951 soca1977 1936 Port of Spain Gaz. 22 Feb. 13/5 Fitz McLean..has decided to disclose to the public the two calypso ‘let go's’ made by him for the two days of Carnival.] 1940 P. Bowles in Mod. Music Mar. 158 Those who have a taste for shouters, leggos, kalendars, collect their records now—Calypso may not be with us very long. 1947 W. Brown Angry Men—Laughing Men 262 The Leggo is a single phrase repeated over and over and over again, usually by men and women at work in the cane fields or docks. 1993 M. Anthony Chieftain's Carnival 136 A few..voices singing ‘Jour Ouvert Baweyo!’ as at every Carnival, and with crowds of people crying out the leggo ‘Whoopsin, Whoopsin’. 2014 S. Henry Calypso Drift lxxxii. 257 The infectious road march, the leggo, the song the people jump to, chip to, sing to on carnival's two days of jump up and street costume displays. B. adj. slang (originally Jamaican). Out of control, wild. Chiefly in leggo beast (also lagobis) (derogatory): an animal that has got loose or gone wild; a person likened to this; (also) a sexually promiscuous person, esp. a woman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit freec1300 unbridledc1374 riotous?1456 liberala1500 unrestrained1531 libertine1593 relaxed1623 long-waisted1647 self-abandoning1817 laissez-aller1818 self-abandoned1833 uninhibited1880 un-Victorian1908 leggo1943 zizzy1966 loose1968 1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 272/2 Leggo, unkept. 1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 273/1 Leggo beast, one that is under no control. 1967 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Dec. 3/3 She complained:—‘'Im like leggo beas' wid de gals when me can't watch 'im.’ 1999 M. Cezair-Thompson True Hist. Paradise xxxi. 158 You can tell a leggo-beast from a decent girl..by how she dresses. 2014 M. Burke Team Seven ii. 10 Look 'pon the broad-back black man, he a'go kill him. Look how him scream up the place like a'leggo beast. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). leggov. Brit. /lɛˈɡəʊ/, U.S. /lɛˈɡoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– leggo, 1900s– le'go (Caribbean), 1900s– leg go (Trinidad). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English let go. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of let go (see let v.¹ 24), with assimilation of the consonants in the medial cluster. 1. transitive and intransitive. To relinquish one's grip on someone or something; to let go. Cf. let v.¹ 24a, 24b. a. Chiefly colloquial. In imperative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go [interjection] leggo1884 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxx. 262 Leggo the boy, you old idiot! 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat ii. 24 What are you up to?..leggo, can't you? 1906 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions (1909) 207 Leggo my collar! 1932 L. Golding Magnolia St. ii. xiii. 450 Leggo of my 'ead! 1961 ‘F. Richards’ Bunter the Ventriloquist xxv. 145 ‘Ow! Leggo!’ Bunter, wriggling, blinked round in alarm at the captain of the Remove. 1973 ‘D. Shannon’ Spring of Violence (1974) x. 168 You're crazy, man. Leggo of me. 2012 G. Barlow Moonlight Express xiv. 171 Leggo me arm, will ya? b. Chiefly Caribbean. In other parts of the verb, esp. the infinitive.Not found in any form corresponding to the present participle letting go. ΚΠ 1933 Trinidad Guardian 10 May 10/5 Same time, I leggo de rod. 1975 B. Marley So Jah Seh (song) in Natty Dread (album) Down here we suffer. But I and I. I hang on in there And I and I. I nah leggo. 1987 M. Collins Angel iii. 33 Ah fine we shoulda hol out still an make dem leggo who dey arres! 1990 G. G. Liddy Monkey Handlers xvi. 255 Hey, mister, tell these goons to leggo of me, will ya? 1997 A. C. Winkler Duppy vii. 47 Will you tell dis damn man to leggo de tin o' bully beef! 2. transitive. Caribbean. To let out without restraint; esp. to say (something) in an unrestrained, forthright, or abusive manner. ΚΠ 1904 Penny Cuts (Trinidad) 20 Aug. in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago 522/2 She tong hot! Man, she leg go some wods day pon me fuh tru. 1946 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 22 Dec. 11/7 An a leggo English pon dem, Wen a pop big-wud so fas', Some scatta weh, some stagga back. 1974 S. A. Warde Folk Stories from Belize 31 Anancy leggo: ‘O, cut in a row, Brudda.’ 1984 P. Keens-Douglas Lal Shop 22 Rennie leggo speech on dem so. 1993 L. Bennett Aunty Roachie Seh (2003) xvii. 51 It woulda behoves all human beins fi leggo dem kindness, tenderness, mercifulness an consideration pon dem one anodder human beins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1940v.1884
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