merry-go-roundn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪɡə(ʊ)ˌraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈmɛriɡoʊˌraʊnd/, East African English

/ˌmeriˈɡoˌraun/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., go v., round adv.

Etymology: < merry adj. + go v. + round adv. Compare later giddy-go-round n. at giddy adj. Compounds 2, whirly-go-round n. at whirly- comb. form , and go-round n. For formal similarity compare earlier merry-go-down n. and merry-go-sorry n.

A. n.

a. An amusement at a fairground or similar entertainment, consisting of a large revolving mechanism with model horses, cars, etc., on which people (esp. children) ride round and round (sometimes also up and down), often to musical accompaniment; a carousel.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > merry-go-round

carousel1673

whimsic chair?c1684

whimsy1684

merry-go-round1729

roundabout1763

turnabout1789

whirligig1816

spin-'em-round1851

go-round1857

whirly-go-round1865

merry-go-around1873

giddy-go-round1879

go-around1888

razzle-dazzle1890

joy-wheel1911

chairoplane1922

whip1925

Noah's Ark1945

waltzer1961

swirl1962

1729 Daily Post 23 Aug. Here's the merry-go-rounds: Come, who rides?

1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xx. 246 May she fall to the ground From a merry-go-round.

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 9 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 21 There were merry-go-rounds, wooden horses, and such provision for children's amusements.

1896 E. A. King Ital. Highways 76 It [sc. a steam organ] belonged to a travelling merry-go-round.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William xi. 220 There was a fair in full swing... William had eleven consecutive rides on the merry-go-round.

1979 T. Keneally Passenger iii. 26 Battersea Fun Fair,..Where..he'll..have unhappy merry-go-round rides.

2005 Brit. Life Jan. 36/2 In September, St Giles' Fair causes the road to be closed to traffic and is taken over by sideshows, merry-go-rounds—known as ‘galloping horses’—and all the fun of the fair.

b. Chiefly U.S. A revolving piece of playground apparatus which is pushed to make it spin around while children ride on it. Cf. roundabout n. 4a.

ΚΠ

1862 All Year Round 6 Sept. 609/2 The see-saws and the merry-go-rounds.

1903 San Francisco Chron. 26 Apr. Suppl. 10/6 The more children on it the easier the merry-go-round revolves, and after it is once started the one pushing it can jump on with the rest.

1930 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 27 Apr. e3/4 The merry-go-round... The small children..get onto the platform and older children stand with one foot on the ground and one on the running board and push against the end of the spoke.

1972 San Antonio (Texas) Light 18 June 2 k/3 ‘Those outings to the park can be hard work,’ says one father. ‘First I've got to push the kid on the swing.., then push him around on that merry-go-round till I'm as dizzy as he is.’

2007 C. Sutton Leaning on God's Heart iii. 105 Sabrina leaned forward, and..gave the spinning merry-go-round one final burst of speed.

2. figurative. A whirl of bustling activity; (also) a repetitive and apparently pointless cycle of events.

ΚΠ

1811 T. Moore M.P. or Blue-stocking ii. i. 27 Come, lads, life's a whirligig; Round we whisk With a joyous frisk, And till death stops the turn of our twirligig, Merry go round's the life for me.

1856 R. W. Procter Barber's Shop iv. 61 This elysium of a business, this merry-go-round of trade.

1890 H. G. Dakyns in tr. Xenophon Wks. I. p. cxx What a merry-go-round of soldierly adventure!

1930 S. O'Casey Let. 11 Sept. (1975) I. 420 Cock-shy & merry-go-round minds.

1974 Times 11 Oct. 10/6 Mr Mills's reputation for shunning the Washington social merry-go-round.

1988 Athletics Today Oct. 14/1 One athletics meeting can seem pretty much like any other when you are locked into the merry-go-round of another night, another hotel, another stadium.

3. In Kenya: an informal cooperative savings scheme, typically run by and for women, in which each participant regularly contributes an amount, and the whole sum is distributed to the members in turn, or used for investing, saving, or lending.

ΚΠ

1989 W. Ogana in D. de Silva & N. Denby Banking the Unbankable 54 She mentions what is popularly known in Kenya as the ‘merry-go-round’ system, which she considers unsatisfactory. Members of a group pool a certain amount of money each month.

1997 Response (United Methodist Church) July-Aug. 16/1 When women ride the ‘merry-go-round’ through the YWCA in Kenya, it's for profit, not amusement. As a microcredit activity, the merry-go-round allows 15 or so women to pool funds for lending, saving and banking.

2020 Business Daily (Nairobi) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Dividends from the groups are..shared among members at the end of the year, based on one's shares in the merry-go-round.

B. adj.

Railways. Designating or relating to a railway system consisting of a train of coal hoppers running perpetually on a circular route between consignor and consignee.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > going in specific direction

down1797

up1841

downcoming1851

up and down1890

merry-go-round1963

1963 Mod. Railways Jan. 23 Some of the desirable characteristics of the ‘Merry-go-round’ railway..are found in the Tyne Dock–Consett iron ore traffic of the N.E.R.

1972 P. Levy Spotlight on Trains 32 British Rail came up with the idea of the ‘merry-go-round’ train..a long train of coal hoppers running in a circular route between the coal mine and the power station.

1992 Professional Engin. Nov. 4/3 Specialist BR wagons and locos to serve the colliery trains, including those on so-called merry-go-round links with coal-fired power stations.

Derivatives

† merry-go-rounder n. Obsolete rare a cause of astonishment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder

wonderc700

wonderinga1100

selcouthc1175

sellya1200

ferlyc1275

wondernessc1275

wonder thingc1290

adventurec1300

marvelc1300

marvellingc1400

wonderelc1440

signc1450

admiration1490

wonderment1542

wondering stockc1555

miracle-worker1561

singularity1576

stupor mundi1587

miracle1595

marvellation1599

portent1607

astonishment1611

prodigy1616

magnale1623

magnality1646

mirable1646

phenomenon1741

gaping-stock1817

reacher1825

stunner1829

buster1833

caution1834

merry-go-rounder1838

knock-down1843

astonisher1871

marvelry1874

mazer1876

phenom1881

whizzer1888

knock-out1892

whizz1908

doozy1916

doozer1930

heart-stopper1940

blockbuster1942

ooh-ah1957

mind-blower1968

stonker1987

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxv. 81 Oh, my eye! here's a merry-go-rounder!—Tommy Chitling's in love!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	merry-go-round
释义	merry-go-roundn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪɡə(ʊ)ˌraʊnd/, U.S. /ˈmɛriɡoʊˌraʊnd/, East African English /ˌmeriˈɡoˌraun/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., go v., round adv. Etymology: < merry adj. + go v. + round adv. Compare later giddy-go-round n. at giddy adj. Compounds 2, whirly-go-round n. at whirly- comb. form , and go-round n. For formal similarity compare earlier merry-go-down n. and merry-go-sorry n. A. n. 1. a. An amusement at a fairground or similar entertainment, consisting of a large revolving mechanism with model horses, cars, etc., on which people (esp. children) ride round and round (sometimes also up and down), often to musical accompaniment; a carousel. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > merry-go-round carousel1673 whimsic chair?c1684 whimsy1684 merry-go-round1729 roundabout1763 turnabout1789 whirligig1816 spin-'em-round1851 go-round1857 whirly-go-round1865 merry-go-around1873 giddy-go-round1879 go-around1888 razzle-dazzle1890 joy-wheel1911 chairoplane1922 whip1925 Noah's Ark1945 waltzer1961 swirl1962 1729 Daily Post 23 Aug. Here's the merry-go-rounds: Come, who rides? 1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xx. 246 May she fall to the ground From a merry-go-round. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 9 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 21 There were merry-go-rounds, wooden horses, and such provision for children's amusements. 1896 E. A. King Ital. Highways 76 It [sc. a steam organ] belonged to a travelling merry-go-round. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William xi. 220 There was a fair in full swing... William had eleven consecutive rides on the merry-go-round. 1979 T. Keneally Passenger iii. 26 Battersea Fun Fair,..Where..he'll..have unhappy merry-go-round rides. 2005 Brit. Life Jan. 36/2 In September, St Giles' Fair causes the road to be closed to traffic and is taken over by sideshows, merry-go-rounds—known as ‘galloping horses’—and all the fun of the fair. b. Chiefly U.S. A revolving piece of playground apparatus which is pushed to make it spin around while children ride on it. Cf. roundabout n. 4a. ΚΠ 1862 All Year Round 6 Sept. 609/2 The see-saws and the merry-go-rounds. 1903 San Francisco Chron. 26 Apr. Suppl. 10/6 The more children on it the easier the merry-go-round revolves, and after it is once started the one pushing it can jump on with the rest. 1930 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 27 Apr. e3/4 The merry-go-round... The small children..get onto the platform and older children stand with one foot on the ground and one on the running board and push against the end of the spoke. 1972 San Antonio (Texas) Light 18 June 2 k/3 ‘Those outings to the park can be hard work,’ says one father. ‘First I've got to push the kid on the swing.., then push him around on that merry-go-round till I'm as dizzy as he is.’ 2007 C. Sutton Leaning on God's Heart iii. 105 Sabrina leaned forward, and..gave the spinning merry-go-round one final burst of speed. 2. figurative. A whirl of bustling activity; (also) a repetitive and apparently pointless cycle of events. ΚΠ 1811 T. Moore M.P. or Blue-stocking ii. i. 27 Come, lads, life's a whirligig; Round we whisk With a joyous frisk, And till death stops the turn of our twirligig, Merry go round's the life for me. 1856 R. W. Procter Barber's Shop iv. 61 This elysium of a business, this merry-go-round of trade. 1890 H. G. Dakyns in tr. Xenophon Wks. I. p. cxx What a merry-go-round of soldierly adventure! 1930 S. O'Casey Let. 11 Sept. (1975) I. 420 Cock-shy & merry-go-round minds. 1974 Times 11 Oct. 10/6 Mr Mills's reputation for shunning the Washington social merry-go-round. 1988 Athletics Today Oct. 14/1 One athletics meeting can seem pretty much like any other when you are locked into the merry-go-round of another night, another hotel, another stadium. 3. In Kenya: an informal cooperative savings scheme, typically run by and for women, in which each participant regularly contributes an amount, and the whole sum is distributed to the members in turn, or used for investing, saving, or lending. ΚΠ 1989 W. Ogana in D. de Silva & N. Denby Banking the Unbankable 54 She mentions what is popularly known in Kenya as the ‘merry-go-round’ system, which she considers unsatisfactory. Members of a group pool a certain amount of money each month. 1997 Response (United Methodist Church) July-Aug. 16/1 When women ride the ‘merry-go-round’ through the YWCA in Kenya, it's for profit, not amusement. As a microcredit activity, the merry-go-round allows 15 or so women to pool funds for lending, saving and banking. 2020 Business Daily (Nairobi) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Dividends from the groups are..shared among members at the end of the year, based on one's shares in the merry-go-round. B. adj. Railways. Designating or relating to a railway system consisting of a train of coal hoppers running perpetually on a circular route between consignor and consignee. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > going in specific direction down1797 up1841 downcoming1851 up and down1890 merry-go-round1963 1963 Mod. Railways Jan. 23 Some of the desirable characteristics of the ‘Merry-go-round’ railway..are found in the Tyne Dock–Consett iron ore traffic of the N.E.R. 1972 P. Levy Spotlight on Trains 32 British Rail came up with the idea of the ‘merry-go-round’ train..a long train of coal hoppers running in a circular route between the coal mine and the power station. 1992 Professional Engin. Nov. 4/3 Specialist BR wagons and locos to serve the colliery trains, including those on so-called merry-go-round links with coal-fired power stations. Derivatives † merry-go-rounder n. Obsolete rare a cause of astonishment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder wonderc700 wonderinga1100 selcouthc1175 sellya1200 ferlyc1275 wondernessc1275 wonder thingc1290 adventurec1300 marvelc1300 marvellingc1400 wonderelc1440 signc1450 admiration1490 wonderment1542 wondering stockc1555 miracle-worker1561 singularity1576 stupor mundi1587 miracle1595 marvellation1599 portent1607 astonishment1611 prodigy1616 magnale1623 magnality1646 mirable1646 phenomenon1741 gaping-stock1817 reacher1825 stunner1829 buster1833 caution1834 merry-go-rounder1838 knock-down1843 astonisher1871 marvelry1874 mazer1876 phenom1881 whizzer1888 knock-out1892 whizz1908 doozy1916 doozer1930 heart-stopper1940 blockbuster1942 ooh-ah1957 mind-blower1968 stonker1987 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxv. 81 Oh, my eye! here's a merry-go-rounder!—Tommy Chitling's in love! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1729
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