muckrakingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌkˌreɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməkˌreɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muck n.¹, raking n.²

Etymology: < muck n.¹ + raking n.², after muckrake n., muckrake v. Compare muckraker n.

The practice of uncovering and publicizing evidence of corruption and scandal, esp. among powerful or well-known people or institutions; an instance of this. In plural: the findings or allegations of a muckraker.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > muck-raking

muckraking1895

1895 Fresno (Calif.) Republican Weekly 22 May 2/4 They would not have been able to learn much in one evening's muck-raking of such a cesspool of presumed corruption.

1906 Collier's 14 July 24/3 And..if the Pension Bureau will go over its list of examiners, it will..find opportunities to improve its personnel by a little judicious ‘muck-raking’.

1911 N.Y. Evening Post 25 Jan. 14 The same articles brought President Roosevelt to the defence of the Senate, and led him to apply the word ‘muck-raking’ to the literature of higher exposure.

1919 ‘W. N. P. Barbellion’ Jrnl. Disappointed Man 211 Any eminently ‘right-minded’ Times or Spectator reader will ask: ‘Who in Faith's name is interested in your introspective muck-rakings?’

1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley xxvii. 304 This thing smells as much to heaven as the muckrakings of the radical Sinclair Lewis who is doing so much to discredit America.

1989 Investors Chron. 17 Mar. 20/1 It was a commendable bit of muckraking, a sordid story of local government graft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

muckrakingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌkˌreɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməkˌreɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muck n.¹, raking adj.²

Etymology: < muck n.¹ + raking adj.², after muckrake n., muckrake v. Compare muckraker n.

Engaged in uncovering and publicizing evidence of corruption or scandal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective] > muck-raking

muckraking1897

1897 Nation 18 Mar. 195/3 The aim was..to show that Zola, the muckraking novelist, was the chief opponent of Zola, the would-be Academician.

1906 Daily Record (Glasgow) 19 Dec. 5/5 Few popular institutions in America have escaped violent attacks by muck-raking reformers.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 7/1 This exciting suspicion about personal plots and dastard motives everywhere led to the popularity of the muckraking press.

2008 E. Applegate Muckrakers 1 Using his muckraking skills, Adamic recorded the senseless violence caused by American labor disputes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muckraking
释义	muckrakingn. Brit. /ˈmʌkˌreɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməkˌreɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muck n.¹, raking n.² Etymology: < muck n.¹ + raking n.², after muckrake n., muckrake v. Compare muckraker n. The practice of uncovering and publicizing evidence of corruption and scandal, esp. among powerful or well-known people or institutions; an instance of this. In plural: the findings or allegations of a muckraker. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > muck-raking muckraking1895 1895 Fresno (Calif.) Republican Weekly 22 May 2/4 They would not have been able to learn much in one evening's muck-raking of such a cesspool of presumed corruption. 1906 Collier's 14 July 24/3 And..if the Pension Bureau will go over its list of examiners, it will..find opportunities to improve its personnel by a little judicious ‘muck-raking’. 1911 N.Y. Evening Post 25 Jan. 14 The same articles brought President Roosevelt to the defence of the Senate, and led him to apply the word ‘muck-raking’ to the literature of higher exposure. 1919 ‘W. N. P. Barbellion’ Jrnl. Disappointed Man 211 Any eminently ‘right-minded’ Times or Spectator reader will ask: ‘Who in Faith's name is interested in your introspective muck-rakings?’ 1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley xxvii. 304 This thing smells as much to heaven as the muckrakings of the radical Sinclair Lewis who is doing so much to discredit America. 1989 Investors Chron. 17 Mar. 20/1 It was a commendable bit of muckraking, a sordid story of local government graft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muckrakingadj. Brit. /ˈmʌkˌreɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməkˌreɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muck n.¹, raking adj.² Etymology: < muck n.¹ + raking adj.², after muckrake n., muckrake v. Compare muckraker n. Engaged in uncovering and publicizing evidence of corruption or scandal. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective] > muck-raking muckraking1897 1897 Nation 18 Mar. 195/3 The aim was..to show that Zola, the muckraking novelist, was the chief opponent of Zola, the would-be Academician. 1906 Daily Record (Glasgow) 19 Dec. 5/5 Few popular institutions in America have escaped violent attacks by muck-raking reformers. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 7/1 This exciting suspicion about personal plots and dastard motives everywhere led to the popularity of the muckraking press. 2008 E. Applegate Muckrakers 1 Using his muckraking skills, Adamic recorded the senseless violence caused by American labor disputes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895adj.1897
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