Menckenesqueadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛŋkəˈnɛsk/, U.S.

/ˌmɛŋkəˈnɛsk/,

/ˌmɛnkəˈnɛsk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mencken , -esque suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Henry Louis Mencken (see Menckenian adj.) + -esque suffix. Compare earlier Menckenian adj.

Reminiscent of the style or attitudes of Mencken.

ΚΠ

1930 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 3 635 The writers are neither sarcastic, Menckenesque, nor flippant.

1965 Amer. Speech 40 60 How Menckenesque is the phrase ‘even in the Lhasa of pedagogy, Teachers College, Columbia’.

1994 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 26 Dec. 1 d Mr. Gingrich launches into his Mencken vs. Kent lecture and accuses his questioner of possessing a cynical, Menckenesque eye.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menckenesque
释义	Menckenesqueadj. Brit. /ˌmɛŋkəˈnɛsk/, U.S. /ˌmɛŋkəˈnɛsk/, /ˌmɛnkəˈnɛsk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mencken , -esque suffix. Etymology: < the name of Henry Louis Mencken (see Menckenian adj.) + -esque suffix. Compare earlier Menckenian adj. Reminiscent of the style or attitudes of Mencken. ΚΠ 1930 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 3 635 The writers are neither sarcastic, Menckenesque, nor flippant. 1965 Amer. Speech 40 60 How Menckenesque is the phrase ‘even in the Lhasa of pedagogy, Teachers College, Columbia’. 1994 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 26 Dec. 1 d Mr. Gingrich launches into his Mencken vs. Kent lecture and accuses his questioner of possessing a cynical, Menckenesque eye. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1930
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