单词 | mostest |
释义 | mostestadj.n.adv. Originally regional. Now chiefly humorous. A. adj. Chiefly North American. 1. Greatest, most.Now chiefly in (frequently humorous) allusion to the usage attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest (see etymological note). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > greatest in quantity, amount, or degree mosteOE utmosta1325 uttermore1382 utterestc1386 uttermost1429 outmost1447 utter1513 supreme1571 summoperous1647 top1714 mostest1882 1882 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 325 I allus do believe 'tis the mostest work is done wi' the leastest talk. 1885 J. W. Riley in Indianapolis Jrnl. 15 Nov. 10/4 We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun. 1898 Cent. Mag. Nov. 131/2 It shows that the Americans acted in accordance with the first principle of warfare, and ‘got the mostest men there the firstest’. 1905 Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial Appeal 14 May ii. 4/6 One [story]..gives Gen. Forrest's answer to the question, ‘How do you manage to win your battles?’ ‘Git thar fust with the mostest men,’ is the reputed reply. 1940 Time 4 Nov. 12/3 One of the most popular inhabitants of the train was Porter Foley, who could get there fustest with the mostest drinks. 1995 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 4 The world's biggest choir, hugest pigeon flock, mostest balloon let-goers. 1998 Washington Post 2 Sept. a23/2 When the Russian government and the Russian economy were racing to see which could get to the point of collapse firstest, with the mostest impact. 2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Best, finest. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] highestOE bestOE firstlOE greatest?c1225 of the besta1350 premiera1500 paramount1530 supremec1550 supreme1571 primer1589 top1647 nulli secundus1742 bestest1751 first class1819 beatemest1831 par excellence1839 première1844 first rate1853 beatenest1860 blue ribbon1860 optimum1885 optimal1890 class A1906 all-star1908 grade A1911 five-star1931 mostest1936 tip-topmost1937 the end1950 the most1953 1936 Down Beat July 15/2 Man, that's the mostest music I ever thought could come out of a box like that. 1956 T. Betts in H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (at cited word) Man o' War..described for all time by his Kentucky groom..as ‘de mostest horse’. 1960 Time & Tide 24 Dec. 1599/1 Eddie Byrnes..he's the mostest act on scope. 1995 Denver Post (Nexis) 23 May b1 Now each park is trying to outbid the other to get the biggest, baddest and mostest roller coaster. B. n. 1. The greatest amount or number, the most. Frequently in to be the firstest with the mostest (chiefly U.S.): to dominate a contest by being quicker into action and more powerful than an adversary, rival, etc. (see etymological note). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > the greatest amount or quantity mostOE whole hog1838 mostest1887 whole-hogger1914 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 104 Mostest, farthest; greatest distance. ‘The mostest that he's bin from home is 'bout eighteen miles.’ 1893 Amer. Missionary Apr. 120 I have spent the mostest of my time in trying to teach my own self something. 1949 O. Nash Versus 68 K is for Keeler..The fustest and mostest To hit where they ain't. 1959 Times 14 Sept. 3/5 A great ambition to be there firstest with the mostest. 1971 Engineering Apr. 57 But we make the mostest. 1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 27 July c2 Large companies are leaner than ever before..and have the money to be the ‘firstest with the mostest’ when it counts in new global markets. 2. Originally U.S. The best or finest example. hostess with the mostest: a hostess performing her role particularly or uniquely well. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person highesteOE bestOE greatest?c1225 pridec1330 crestc1400 primrosea1450 outrepass1477 A per sea1500 primrose peerless1523 prisec1540 prime1579 surquidry1607 excellency1611 nonsuchc1613 crown jewel1646 top1665 patriarch1700 pièce de résistance1793 number one1825 business1868 resistance piece1870 star1882 mostest1889 koh-i-noor1892 best-ever1905 flagship1933 the end1950 endsville1957 Big Mac1969 mack daddy1993 1889 Cent. Mag. Oct. 960/1 Lookin' like a reg'lar queen—Th' mostest like I ever seen. 1909 M. Diver Candles in Wind xxxv. 360 ‘I'm her friend, Paul—just as much as you are...’ ‘No, I'm the mostest. She said so.’ 1935 Word Study Oct. 2/2 One of their favorite games was called ‘The Ten Mostest’. Each player would choose 30 words: 10 that he or she considered the most beautiful words, 10 funniest words, and 10 most descriptive words. 1950 I. Berlin (title of song) Hostess with the mostes' on the ball. 1958 Daily Herald 25 Mar. 5/7 Here's the hostess with the mostest... Her guests all agreed Sophia was pretty good..well, pretty, anyway. 1973 A. Hunter Gently French vii. 64 I reckon you admire the mostest in anything. 1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 225 They want to put ‘Whose Dog’ on a flexi-disc they're giving out free with the Christmas edition... Ain't that the mostest? 1993 Independent 15 Jan. 14/6 She also made herself the Washington hostess with the mostest. C. adv. Chiefly U.S. = most adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > in the greatest degree or most mostOE heldesta1400 greatestc1400 mostly1580 largemosta1672 mostest1888 1888 Harper's Mag. Jan. 200/1 Them as looks the mostest married gen'ly ain't. 1892 E. Terry Let. 4 July in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 9 It's mostest kind to write to me so about my young friend. 1997 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 10 Jan. d1 Gromit is the sexiest, mostest intelligent clay dog in the whole wide world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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