narrowbackn.

Brit.

/ˈnarəʊbak/, U.S.

/ˈnɛroʊˌbæk/

Forms: 1900s– narra-back (U.S. regional), 1900s– narrowback.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., back n.¹

Etymology: < narrow adj. + back n.¹

1. Physical Anthropology. In racial classification: a slimly built person of tall stature. Now disused.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness > person

lungis1572

gangrel1582

slangrel1592

maypole1600

slangam1611

mackerel-back1674

spider-catcher1699

gilly-gaupus?1719

tangle1778

beanpole1798

windlestraw1818

lankyc1863

narrowback1921

leptosome1931

string-bean1936

streak1941

1921 Science 21 Oct. 372/1 It is not difficult to see the differences between the carnivorous and herbivorous types of Bryant..; between the narrowback and broadback of Goldthwait [‘narrow-backed’ in original]; [etc.].

1926 Q. Rev. Biol. 1 384 The Broad-back and the Narrow-back are the same as the Mesomorph and Hypermorph.

2. U.S. slang.

a. depreciative. A person who does not engage in manual labour. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun]

white-collar1922

narrowback1930

black coat1940

1930 H. W. Shoemaker Thirteen Hundred Old Time Words 42 Narrowback, a man too weak to engage in hard labor.

1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 39 Narrow back, dishwasher; cashier.

b. derogatory. A United States citizen of Irish ancestry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin

American1648

African1700

High Dutch1773

Low Dutch1773

German-American1775

African American1782

Anglo-American1785

Irish-American1786

Africo-American1788

American African1826

Pennsylvania German1827

Pennsylvania Dutch1831

Afro-American1833

far-downer1834

Mexicano1847

knickerbocker1848

Chinese-American1854

Italian–American1873

Polish-American1876

Polacker1883

roundhead1895

hunk1896

Polack1898

Senegambian1900

bohunk1903

honky1904

hunyak1911

Turk1914

boho1920

Anglo1923

Euro-American1925

turkey1932

narrowback1933

nisei1934

roundheader1934

pachuco1943

pocho1944

Latino1946

Chicano1947

Mexican-American1948

Asian American1952

Amerasian1957

Chicana1966

Afrikan1972

Hispanic1972

1933 Amer. Mercury Sept. 127 Narrowback, a descriptive term applied by native-born Irish to those of American birth. Used in the East, esp. N.Y. Its implication is a compound of contempt & envy: ‘What, give to that fella, an' him a narra-back?’ Not heard in Ireland.

1957 N.Y. Times 29 Sept. x3 William Joseph Patrick (Pat) O'Brien, a Milwaukee-born Irishman or narrowback.

1975 G. V. Higgins City on Hill ii. 56 You went out and married the same kind of commoner he always was himself, and a narrowback to boot.

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

单词	narrowback
释义	narrowbackn. Brit. /ˈnarəʊbak/, U.S. /ˈnɛroʊˌbæk/ Forms: 1900s– narra-back (U.S. regional), 1900s– narrowback. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., back n.¹ Etymology: < narrow adj. + back n.¹ 1. Physical Anthropology. In racial classification: a slimly built person of tall stature. Now disused. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness > person lungis1572 gangrel1582 slangrel1592 maypole1600 slangam1611 mackerel-back1674 spider-catcher1699 gilly-gaupus?1719 tangle1778 beanpole1798 windlestraw1818 lankyc1863 narrowback1921 leptosome1931 string-bean1936 streak1941 1921 Science 21 Oct. 372/1 It is not difficult to see the differences between the carnivorous and herbivorous types of Bryant..; between the narrowback and broadback of Goldthwait [‘narrow-backed’ in original]; [etc.]. 1926 Q. Rev. Biol. 1 384 The Broad-back and the Narrow-back are the same as the Mesomorph and Hypermorph. 2. U.S. slang. a. depreciative. A person who does not engage in manual labour. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] white-collar1922 narrowback1930 black coat1940 1930 H. W. Shoemaker Thirteen Hundred Old Time Words 42 Narrowback, a man too weak to engage in hard labor. 1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 39 Narrow back, dishwasher; cashier. b. derogatory. A United States citizen of Irish ancestry. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin American1648 African1700 High Dutch1773 Low Dutch1773 German-American1775 African American1782 Anglo-American1785 Irish-American1786 Africo-American1788 American African1826 Pennsylvania German1827 Pennsylvania Dutch1831 Afro-American1833 far-downer1834 Mexicano1847 knickerbocker1848 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1873 Polish-American1876 Polacker1883 roundhead1895 hunk1896 Polack1898 Senegambian1900 bohunk1903 honky1904 hunyak1911 Turk1914 boho1920 Anglo1923 Euro-American1925 turkey1932 narrowback1933 nisei1934 roundheader1934 pachuco1943 pocho1944 Latino1946 Chicano1947 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1952 Amerasian1957 Chicana1966 Afrikan1972 Hispanic1972 1933 Amer. Mercury Sept. 127 Narrowback, a descriptive term applied by native-born Irish to those of American birth. Used in the East, esp. N.Y. Its implication is a compound of contempt & envy: ‘What, give to that fella, an' him a narra-back?’ Not heard in Ireland. 1957 N.Y. Times 29 Sept. x3 William Joseph Patrick (Pat) O'Brien, a Milwaukee-born Irishman or narrowback. 1975 G. V. Higgins City on Hill ii. 56 You went out and married the same kind of commoner he always was himself, and a narrowback to boot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1921
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