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单词 munsie
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munsien.

Brit. /ˈmʌnsi/, U.S. /ˈmənsi/, Scottish English /ˈmʌnsɪ/
Forms: pre-1700 1700s–1800s monzie, 1800s monsey, 1800s monsie, 1800s– munsie, 1900s– muncey, 1900s– muncie, 1900s– munsey.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: monsieur n.
Etymology: < monsieur n., probably with the ending assimilated to the diminutive suffix -ie suffix.
Scottish.
1. slang. A Frenchman. derogatory. Obsolete.
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1724 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden 81 Oh the Monzies, the French Monzies, see how they run.
1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of My Landlord 1st Ser. II. 21 Nae wonder they dread the accomplishment of what was spoken by..the worthy Mr. Peden..that the French monzies sall rise..in the glens of Ayr.
2.
a. A person who invites contempt or ridicule, esp. by being foppishly or extravagantly dressed; (also) one who is in a mess or sorry state.
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1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Munsie, a designation expressive of contempt or ridicule; a bonny munsie, a pretty figure indeed.
1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 116 He ga' 'im a gueede lickin, an' sic a munsie's he wiz.
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxiii. 235 He was an awfu' munsie that nicht. We hed to..skirp water in 's face till he cam' some till 'imsel'.
1887 R. S. Robertson On Bogie's Banks 77 Sic munsies as they mak' themsel's, the lassies noo-a-days.
1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes & Knowes 21 Aamaist the whole road-end cam oot-ther-oot ti waal an glowr at the unordnar munsie.
b. to make a munsie, to do something badly or incompetently; to make a munsie o', to spoil, or make a fool of, to make a bad job of.
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1863 G. Macdonald David Elginbrod I. x. 129 They say ye made an' awfu' munsie o' him.
1895 G. Williams Scarbraes 29 Ye've made a munsie sure aneuch An' Jeems, ye daurna blame the pleuch.
1923 Banffshire Jrnl. 19 June 8 Sic a muncey as we made o' the fleer—ay the deck ye ken.
1932 D. Campbell Bamboozled 16 Dinna mak' a munsie o' bein' mistress!
3. The knave of a suit in a set of playing cards; †a card game in which the knave is especially valuable (obsolete). Now rare.
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1819 J. Burness Plays 284 To get a hand o' Monsie Were keen that night.
1899 W. D. Geddes Mem. J. Geddes 48 He..secreted at the game of ‘Loo’ a spare ‘Monsey’..hidden up his sleeve.
c1930 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) at Munsie When one suit was trumps, the Jack of the other suit of the same colour was ‘conter munsie’ and was the strongest card in the game.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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