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单词 out-and-outer
释义

out-and-outern.

Brit. /ˌaʊt(ə)n(d)ˈaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈaʊdənˈaʊdər/, /ˈaʊtnˈaʊdər/
Forms: 1800s hout-and-houter, 1800s– out-and-outer, 1900s– out-an'-outer.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out and out adv., adj., and n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < out and out adv., adj., and n. + -er suffix1.
colloquial. Now rare.
1. A person who or thing which is in some way beyond the norm: a person of determined, adventurous, or reckless character; a person or thing of great beauty; an unqualified supporter of some cause; a thoroughgoing criminal or cheat.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfect person or thing > most perfect
out-and-outer1819
1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 193 Out and outer, a person of a resolute determined spirit, who pursues his object without regard to danger or difficulty; also an incorrigible depredator..possessed of neither honour nor principle.
1824 T. Hogg Conc. & Pract. Treat. Carnation (ed. 3) 126 Pittman's flower..is..quite an out-and-outer, a chef d'œuvre of nature.
1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 31 He declared himself to be an out-and-outer for the ballot.
1852 W. M. Thackeray Shabby-genteel Story iii Gad, she was fine then—an out and outer, sir!
1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 92 The horse..was..a great beauty—‘a regular out-and-outer’ was the expression.
1909 Daily Chron. 23 Sept. 3/2 He was in all respects an out-and-outer, was Lord Wargrave, and we have no words adequate to express our relief when we discovered that he wasn't a trueborn aristocrat.
1957 H. G. Lamond Dingo x. 110 [The dingo's] cunnin', too! He messes up any baits he finds, an' he's sprung a couple o' old traps what was set here. This bloke's a out-an'-outer!
a1997 A. Motion Sel. Poems (1998) II. 48 Cut them in half, you'll find mostly gin..They're out and outers.
2. A blatant or outright lie. Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > blatant, extravagant
a lie with a latchet1580
rapper1611
banger1657
thumper1660
whisker1668
swinger1671
thwacker1674
strapper1677
volunteer1680
hummer1699
swapperc1700
rouser?1770
plumper1776
whopper1791
bouncer1803
yanker1822
rattler1825
whacker1825
falsism1835
crumper1855
bang1879
out-and-outer1880
big lie1939
1831 Examiner 379/2 How can you look me in the face, and tell such an out and outer?
1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxviii What do you expect will happen to you if you tell such out and outers as that?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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