nitty-grittyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪtɪˈɡrɪti/, U.S.

/ˈnɪdiˈɡrɪdi/

Forms: 1900s– knitty-gritty, 1900s– nitty-gritty.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: gritty adj.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a reduplication (with variation of initial consonant cluster) of gritty adj.¹Other etymologies have been suggested but do not appear to be supported by any firm evidence.

colloquial (originally U.S. in African-American usage).

A. n.

The most important aspects or practical details of a situation, subject, etc.; the harsh realities; the heart of the matter. Frequently in (to get) down to the nitty-gritty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [noun] > fundamental or most detailed level

hard tacks1892

grass root1901

nitty-gritty1940

micro level1956

1940 Pittsburgh Courier 29 June 10 Any convention goes lacking when that Joe Louis clenches his fists, put on the gloves, and steps into the ring in his pretty satin trunks and whips another guy down in the 'nitty-gritty'.

1952 A. Murray Let. in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 27 I say goddamn a motherfucking Haitian ritual. My kick is the local nitty gritty.

1956 A. Childress Like One of Family 83 You'll find nobody comes down to the nitty-gritty when it calls for namin' things for what they are.

1961 J. A. Williams Night Song ix. 114 This crap is gettin' down to the knitty-gritty here now, and there are two or three cats I wants to burn when the shit hits the fan.

1963 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Sept. 14/1 Now we're down to the nitty-gritty, the hard core who've never been interested in politics.

1974 Financial Times 6 Mar. 36/2 Mr Wilson is expected to appoint a trade union MP or two as junior Ministers at the Department of Employment to make up for Mr Foot's lack of experience in the ‘nitty-gritty’ of trade union negotiations.

1986 Woman's Realm 10 May 8/2 They're getting down to the nitty gritty and improving things for old people all the time.

2002 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 5 Jan. We still have to get into the nitty gritty of making the move a practical and achievable proposition.

B. adj. (attributive).

Basic, fundamental; down-to-earth, practical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [adjective] > fundamental or detailed

nitty-gritty1948

micro level1982

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [adjective]

draffsacked1548

sordid1596

dunghilly1616

proletarious1654

proletaneous1656

proletical1659

raff1761

raffish1795

proletarian1848

riff-raffy1850

proletary1854

low-down1865

underworld1929

lumpenproletarian1936

prole1938

nitty-gritty1948

1948 Baltimore Afro-American 2 Oct. (Afro Mag. section) 2/1 Putting aside the technicalities involved and getting down to the nitty-gritty position of the dining car case, Elmer W. Henderson got a raw deal this week.

1964 D. Gregory & R. Lipsyte Nigger (1965) 77 While I watched, the boys on the football team, who had played against those hoods, been down in the nitty gritty dirt with them, stepped out with their dates.

1967 Freedomways vii. 186 All those ‘nitty gritty’ actions and styles which set Negroes off from the rest of American society.

1973 Computers & Humanities 7 163 Most of the Harris work covers the nitty-gritty problems of subject analysis.

1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 10 Nov. 54/2 His characters always experience a nitty-gritty relationship with life and death that most middle-class children today know only through television.

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

单词	nitty-gritty
释义	nitty-grittyn.adj. Brit. /ˌnɪtɪˈɡrɪti/, U.S. /ˈnɪdiˈɡrɪdi/ Forms: 1900s– knitty-gritty, 1900s– nitty-gritty. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: gritty adj.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a reduplication (with variation of initial consonant cluster) of gritty adj.¹Other etymologies have been suggested but do not appear to be supported by any firm evidence. colloquial (originally U.S. in African-American usage). A. n. The most important aspects or practical details of a situation, subject, etc.; the harsh realities; the heart of the matter. Frequently in (to get) down to the nitty-gritty. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [noun] > fundamental or most detailed level hard tacks1892 grass root1901 nitty-gritty1940 micro level1956 1940 Pittsburgh Courier 29 June 10 Any convention goes lacking when that Joe Louis clenches his fists, put on the gloves, and steps into the ring in his pretty satin trunks and whips another guy down in the 'nitty-gritty'. 1952 A. Murray Let. in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 27 I say goddamn a motherfucking Haitian ritual. My kick is the local nitty gritty. 1956 A. Childress Like One of Family 83 You'll find nobody comes down to the nitty-gritty when it calls for namin' things for what they are. 1961 J. A. Williams Night Song ix. 114 This crap is gettin' down to the knitty-gritty here now, and there are two or three cats I wants to burn when the shit hits the fan. 1963 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Sept. 14/1 Now we're down to the nitty-gritty, the hard core who've never been interested in politics. 1974 Financial Times 6 Mar. 36/2 Mr Wilson is expected to appoint a trade union MP or two as junior Ministers at the Department of Employment to make up for Mr Foot's lack of experience in the ‘nitty-gritty’ of trade union negotiations. 1986 Woman's Realm 10 May 8/2 They're getting down to the nitty gritty and improving things for old people all the time. 2002 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 5 Jan. We still have to get into the nitty gritty of making the move a practical and achievable proposition. B. adj. (attributive). Basic, fundamental; down-to-earth, practical. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [adjective] > fundamental or detailed nitty-gritty1948 micro level1982 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [adjective] draffsacked1548 sordid1596 dunghilly1616 proletarious1654 proletaneous1656 proletical1659 raff1761 raffish1795 proletarian1848 riff-raffy1850 proletary1854 low-down1865 underworld1929 lumpenproletarian1936 prole1938 nitty-gritty1948 1948 Baltimore Afro-American 2 Oct. (Afro Mag. section) 2/1 Putting aside the technicalities involved and getting down to the nitty-gritty position of the dining car case, Elmer W. Henderson got a raw deal this week. 1964 D. Gregory & R. Lipsyte Nigger (1965) 77 While I watched, the boys on the football team, who had played against those hoods, been down in the nitty gritty dirt with them, stepped out with their dates. 1967 Freedomways vii. 186 All those ‘nitty gritty’ actions and styles which set Negroes off from the rest of American society. 1973 Computers & Humanities 7 163 Most of the Harris work covers the nitty-gritty problems of subject analysis. 1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 10 Nov. 54/2 His characters always experience a nitty-gritty relationship with life and death that most middle-class children today know only through television. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1940
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