Ouijan.

Brit.

/ˈwiːdʒə/,

/ˈwiːdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈwidʒə/,

/ˈwidʒi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain.The word has been variously explained as (a) < French oui oui adv. + German ja yes (see yea adv.), (b) < an ancient Egyptian word for ‘good luck’ (although apparently no such word exists), and (c) < the name of Oujda, the name of a city in Morocco.

More fully Ouija board. A board with letters, numbers, or other signs around its edge, at which a planchette (movable pointer, upturned glass, etc.) points supposedly in answer to questions from users, esp. attenders at a seance.A proprietary name in the United States.

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1890 Amer. Stationer 6 Nov. 1060 Under the name of Ouija the Kennard Novelty Company, Baltimore Md., has brought out a new mysticism, otherwise known as the ‘Egyptian Luck Board’.

1891 E. J. Bond U.S. Patent 446,054 10 Feb. My invention relates to improvements in toys or games, which I designate as an ‘Ouija or Egyptian luck-board’.

1895 I. M. Rittenhouse Maud (1939) 590 Once or twice he had referred to something a Ouija-board in Chicago had said, and how it had spelled my name in full.

1909 H. Carrington Physical Phenom. Spiritualism 67 The phenomena of table-tipping, of ouija and planchette writing.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 1036/4 When receiving communications Ingeborg..is all the while writing, or moving swiftly with the pointer of the ouija board.

1968 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. 20/6 A television advertising campaign to promote Ouijas as games at Christmas.

1994 Architect's Jrnl. 19 Jan. 19/3 The latest proposals could only have been spirit-written by the ghost himself with the aid of a ouija board.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ouija
释义	Ouijan. Brit. /ˈwiːdʒə/, /ˈwiːdʒi/, U.S. /ˈwidʒə/, /ˈwidʒi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain.The word has been variously explained as (a) < French oui oui adv. + German ja yes (see yea adv.), (b) < an ancient Egyptian word for ‘good luck’ (although apparently no such word exists), and (c) < the name of Oujda, the name of a city in Morocco. More fully Ouija board. A board with letters, numbers, or other signs around its edge, at which a planchette (movable pointer, upturned glass, etc.) points supposedly in answer to questions from users, esp. attenders at a seance.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > Ouija Ouija1890 jigger1916 1890 Amer. Stationer 6 Nov. 1060 Under the name of Ouija the Kennard Novelty Company, Baltimore Md., has brought out a new mysticism, otherwise known as the ‘Egyptian Luck Board’. 1891 E. J. Bond U.S. Patent 446,054 10 Feb. My invention relates to improvements in toys or games, which I designate as an ‘Ouija or Egyptian luck-board’. 1895 I. M. Rittenhouse Maud (1939) 590 Once or twice he had referred to something a Ouija-board in Chicago had said, and how it had spelled my name in full. 1909 H. Carrington Physical Phenom. Spiritualism 67 The phenomena of table-tipping, of ouija and planchette writing. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 1036/4 When receiving communications Ingeborg..is all the while writing, or moving swiftly with the pointer of the ouija board. 1968 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. 20/6 A television advertising campaign to promote Ouijas as games at Christmas. 1994 Architect's Jrnl. 19 Jan. 19/3 The latest proposals could only have been spirit-written by the ghost himself with the aid of a ouija board. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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