make-outadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪkaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪkaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make out at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to make out at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A. adj.

Relating to, associated with, or suitable for ‘making out’ (cf. to make out at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1). make-out artist n. a person (usually a teenager) who frequently engages in ‘making out’, or who is sexually promiscuous.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adjective] > promiscuous

harlotry1579

light o' love1589

trolloping1701

promiscuous1804

wutless1853

slutty1912

make-out1949

slack1951

swinging1964

bed-hopping1979

bonking1987

1949 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Mar. 33/2 They use washed-up expressions like ‘wolf’ when the correct description for such a fellow is ‘make-out artist’.

a1967 C. Willingham & B. Henry Graduate (film script) in S. Thomas Best Amer. Screen-plays (1986) 334/1 You don't happen to know exactly where the Make Out King is getting married, do you? I'm supposed to be there.

1982 Guardian 26 Oct. 8/8 The Valley Guy drives a make-out van with sheepskin seat-covers.

1986 M. Howard Expensive Habits 231 She can see he is a make-out artist in his linen suit, gold cuff links, Liberty tie.

1991 D. Gaines Teenage Wasteland iv. 77 On the extreme opposite side, far away from the moms and the Perrier, there's a video arcade with hot & heavy make-out action.

1994 Seattle Times 16 Sept. c6/4 And then there's what I call ‘the makeout album’... It'll be all romantic music, intimate and personal.

B. n.

= make-out artist n. at sense A.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity > person

make-out1963

swinger1964

1963 Daily News (Washington) 4 Mar. 23/1 Monday morning Miss Blabber-mouth went around school telling everybody Gary and I were necking up a storm in the back seat and that I was a make-out.

1966 Toronto Daily Star 11 Apr. 47/8 A group of crusaders for sexual freedom took a blind poll of our dorm last week. The question was: ‘Are you a make-out or a hold-out?’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	make-out
释义	make-outadj.n. Brit. /ˈmeɪkaʊt/, U.S. /ˈmeɪkaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make out at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to make out at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. A. adj. Relating to, associated with, or suitable for ‘making out’ (cf. to make out at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1). make-out artist n. a person (usually a teenager) who frequently engages in ‘making out’, or who is sexually promiscuous. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adjective] > promiscuous harlotry1579 light o' love1589 trolloping1701 promiscuous1804 wutless1853 slutty1912 make-out1949 slack1951 swinging1964 bed-hopping1979 bonking1987 1949 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Mar. 33/2 They use washed-up expressions like ‘wolf’ when the correct description for such a fellow is ‘make-out artist’. a1967 C. Willingham & B. Henry Graduate (film script) in S. Thomas Best Amer. Screen-plays (1986) 334/1 You don't happen to know exactly where the Make Out King is getting married, do you? I'm supposed to be there. 1982 Guardian 26 Oct. 8/8 The Valley Guy drives a make-out van with sheepskin seat-covers. 1986 M. Howard Expensive Habits 231 She can see he is a make-out artist in his linen suit, gold cuff links, Liberty tie. 1991 D. Gaines Teenage Wasteland iv. 77 On the extreme opposite side, far away from the moms and the Perrier, there's a video arcade with hot & heavy make-out action. 1994 Seattle Times 16 Sept. c6/4 And then there's what I call ‘the makeout album’... It'll be all romantic music, intimate and personal. B. n. = make-out artist n. at sense A. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity > person make-out1963 swinger1964 1963 Daily News (Washington) 4 Mar. 23/1 Monday morning Miss Blabber-mouth went around school telling everybody Gary and I were necking up a storm in the back seat and that I was a make-out. 1966 Toronto Daily Star 11 Apr. 47/8 A group of crusaders for sexual freedom took a blind poll of our dorm last week. The question was: ‘Are you a make-out or a hold-out?’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1949
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