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单词 nick-o-fidge
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nick-o-fidgen.

Brit. /ˈnɪkəfɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈnɪkəˌfɪdʒ/
Forms: 1600s nicka-fidge, 1800s nick o' fidge, 1900s– nick-o-fidge.
Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown. N.E.D. (1907) entered this under nick-fidge with an editorial misreading of quot. 1608 showing the form nicke-fidge.
Now English regional (Lincolnshire) and rare.
A term of endearment for a small child.In quot. 1608 perhaps: the person taken to task.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] > one who is accused
nick-o-fidge1608
1608 H. Clapham Errour Left Hand To Rdr. sig. A4 As for the Male-content, I make him the Nicka-fidge here,..as I did the Flyer in the former [dialogue].
1866 J. E. Brogden Provinc. Words Lincs. Nick o' fidge, a term of jocularity applied to a baby.
1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 204/2 Nick-o-fidge, a pet name for a small child or infant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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