basket casen.

Brit.

/ˈbɑːskᵻt ˌkeɪs/,

/ˈbaskᵻt ˌkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈbæskət ˌkeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: basket n., case n.¹

Etymology: < basket n. + case n.¹

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. A person, esp. a soldier, who has lost all four limbs. Now historical and usually considered offensive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > [noun] > maimed or mutilated person

basket case1919

1919 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 18 Jan. 32/3 There were seven ‘basket cases’, men without arms or legs.

1919 U.S. Official Bull. (U.S. Comm. on Public Information) 28 Mar. 1/1 The Surgeon General of the Army..denies..that there is any foundation for the stories that have been circulated..of the existence of ‘basket cases’ in our hospitals.

1934 Washington Post 31 Oct. 8/6 A ‘basket case’, true enough, would lose his identification numbers and might cause some confusion in the hospital.

1972 Observer 24 Sept. 36/6 The ‘hero’, a legless, armless, faceless 1914–18 basket-case.

2001 Moscow News (Nexis) 9 May 19 The problem of armless and legless cripples—basket cases, as they were called—was solved once and for all: They were all taken out of sight.

2. Originally: an ineffective or powerless person or organization. Now: a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, esp. one that is unable to pay its debts.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > country which cannot pay debts or feed people

basket case1948

1948 Life 16 Feb. 34/1 The U.N. may become a more pathetic basket case than the old League of Nations after the Japanese nullified the decision on Manchuria.

1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 25 Mar. 30/3 Kwame Nkrumah should not be written off as a political basket case.

1972 Pacific Affairs 45 579 There is no sound reason to assume it [sc. Bangladesh] will, in fact, become ‘an international basket case’ as a factotum of the Nixon administration crudely expressed it.

1982 Newsweek 11 Jan. 21/2 On a continent that is full of economic basket cases, the small, landlocked nation is virtually debt free.

1995 Economist 11 Feb. 91/2 Apart from state-run basket-cases such as Alitalia, the fortunes of most airlines around the world appear to be on the mend.

2010 F. M. Rosenbluth & M. F. Thies Japan Transformed v. 73 How did Japan tumble so quickly from an economic powerhouse to a basket case?

3. A vehicle that has many missing parts or is in a state of severe disrepair; a wreck. Later also more generally: something damaged beyond repair.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [noun] > wrecked

write-off1926

basket case1953

1953 Pop. Mech. Feb. 292/2 Sometimes the cars are completely dismembered when they're found—piled in a back-yard dump or building. The boys call these ‘basket cases’.

1968 Boys' Life July 17 This basket case of a car..came on the market only because the owner had killed himself.

1973 Commonwealth Mar. 30/2 A customer brought him a pathetic basket case of a clock to see if it was worth saving.

1991 Air Display Internat. Nov. 12/2 C3261 took six years to restore, starting with a ‘basket case’ lacking an engine, one lower wing and cockpit fittings.

2013 Canberra Times (Nexis) 22 Oct. a8 I was looking for a little round caravan to match my..panel van and when I looked at it..it really was a basket case.

4. A person who is emotionally or mentally unable to cope, esp. because of overwhelming stress or anxiety. Later also more generally: a person regarded as mentally unbalanced. Cf. nutcase n., mental case at mental adj.¹ 5d.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > other mental illnesses > person

lata1912

sadomasochist1929

pseudologue1949

basket case1953

sado-maso1969

bigorexic1999

1953 P. Adler House is not Home viii. 245 By New Year's, 1935, after three months in the new house, I realized I'd wind up a basket case if I didn't take a vacation.

1974 B. Hoddeson Porn People v. 81/2 He sort of burned himself out on psychedelics to the point where he wasn't quite a basket case, but he definitely had a lot of problems.

1978 S. Brill Teamsters vi. 227 He was a basket case because of Spilotro. A totally broken man, crying and whimpering.

1992 M. Williamson Return to Love i. i. 11 I crossed the line between in-pain-but-still-able-to-function-normally, and the realm of the total basket case.

2013 Ireland's Own 12 Apr. 40 That mother of yours is a basket case. If you'd married an angel, she'd have found fault. She's cracked.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive, now esp. in sense 2.

ΚΠ

1951 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 20 Jan. 14/4 Smith..became a ‘basket case’ amputee in the Korean fighting.

1978 Pop. Mech. Jan. 85/2 Companies will do just about anything to make it right—anything short of exchanging a basket-case car for a new one.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. b2/1 A basket-case economy is not going to generate the revenues to pick up the shortfall.

1993 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 8 Apr. 2/1 Its excellent reputation for rehabilitating basket-case buildings.

1997 T. B. Gold in L. Diamond et al. Consolidating Third Wave Democracies vi. 162 It raised the economy out of basket-case status.

2009 Private Eye 18 Sept. 5/2 Buying RBS or another of the former basket case banks would allow it to expand its own fledgling bank in one swoop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	basket case
释义	basket casen. Brit. /ˈbɑːskᵻt ˌkeɪs/, /ˈbaskᵻt ˌkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈbæskət ˌkeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: basket n., case n.¹ Etymology: < basket n. + case n.¹ colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. A person, esp. a soldier, who has lost all four limbs. Now historical and usually considered offensive. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > [noun] > maimed or mutilated person basket case1919 1919 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 18 Jan. 32/3 There were seven ‘basket cases’, men without arms or legs. 1919 U.S. Official Bull. (U.S. Comm. on Public Information) 28 Mar. 1/1 The Surgeon General of the Army..denies..that there is any foundation for the stories that have been circulated..of the existence of ‘basket cases’ in our hospitals. 1934 Washington Post 31 Oct. 8/6 A ‘basket case’, true enough, would lose his identification numbers and might cause some confusion in the hospital. 1972 Observer 24 Sept. 36/6 The ‘hero’, a legless, armless, faceless 1914–18 basket-case. 2001 Moscow News (Nexis) 9 May 19 The problem of armless and legless cripples—basket cases, as they were called—was solved once and for all: They were all taken out of sight. 2. Originally: an ineffective or powerless person or organization. Now: a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, esp. one that is unable to pay its debts. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > country which cannot pay debts or feed people basket case1948 1948 Life 16 Feb. 34/1 The U.N. may become a more pathetic basket case than the old League of Nations after the Japanese nullified the decision on Manchuria. 1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 25 Mar. 30/3 Kwame Nkrumah should not be written off as a political basket case. 1972 Pacific Affairs 45 579 There is no sound reason to assume it [sc. Bangladesh] will, in fact, become ‘an international basket case’ as a factotum of the Nixon administration crudely expressed it. 1982 Newsweek 11 Jan. 21/2 On a continent that is full of economic basket cases, the small, landlocked nation is virtually debt free. 1995 Economist 11 Feb. 91/2 Apart from state-run basket-cases such as Alitalia, the fortunes of most airlines around the world appear to be on the mend. 2010 F. M. Rosenbluth & M. F. Thies Japan Transformed v. 73 How did Japan tumble so quickly from an economic powerhouse to a basket case? 3. A vehicle that has many missing parts or is in a state of severe disrepair; a wreck. Later also more generally: something damaged beyond repair. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [noun] > wrecked write-off1926 basket case1953 1953 Pop. Mech. Feb. 292/2 Sometimes the cars are completely dismembered when they're found—piled in a back-yard dump or building. The boys call these ‘basket cases’. 1968 Boys' Life July 17 This basket case of a car..came on the market only because the owner had killed himself. 1973 Commonwealth Mar. 30/2 A customer brought him a pathetic basket case of a clock to see if it was worth saving. 1991 Air Display Internat. Nov. 12/2 C3261 took six years to restore, starting with a ‘basket case’ lacking an engine, one lower wing and cockpit fittings. 2013 Canberra Times (Nexis) 22 Oct. a8 I was looking for a little round caravan to match my..panel van and when I looked at it..it really was a basket case. 4. A person who is emotionally or mentally unable to cope, esp. because of overwhelming stress or anxiety. Later also more generally: a person regarded as mentally unbalanced. Cf. nutcase n., mental case at mental adj.¹ 5d. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > other mental illnesses > person lata1912 sadomasochist1929 pseudologue1949 basket case1953 sado-maso1969 bigorexic1999 1953 P. Adler House is not Home viii. 245 By New Year's, 1935, after three months in the new house, I realized I'd wind up a basket case if I didn't take a vacation. 1974 B. Hoddeson Porn People v. 81/2 He sort of burned himself out on psychedelics to the point where he wasn't quite a basket case, but he definitely had a lot of problems. 1978 S. Brill Teamsters vi. 227 He was a basket case because of Spilotro. A totally broken man, crying and whimpering. 1992 M. Williamson Return to Love i. i. 11 I crossed the line between in-pain-but-still-able-to-function-normally, and the realm of the total basket case. 2013 Ireland's Own 12 Apr. 40 That mother of yours is a basket case. If you'd married an angel, she'd have found fault. She's cracked. Compounds General attributive and appositive, now esp. in sense 2. ΚΠ 1951 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 20 Jan. 14/4 Smith..became a ‘basket case’ amputee in the Korean fighting. 1978 Pop. Mech. Jan. 85/2 Companies will do just about anything to make it right—anything short of exchanging a basket-case car for a new one. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. b2/1 A basket-case economy is not going to generate the revenues to pick up the shortfall. 1993 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 8 Apr. 2/1 Its excellent reputation for rehabilitating basket-case buildings. 1997 T. B. Gold in L. Diamond et al. Consolidating Third Wave Democracies vi. 162 It raised the economy out of basket-case status. 2009 Private Eye 18 Sept. 5/2 Buying RBS or another of the former basket case banks would allow it to expand its own fledgling bank in one swoop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1919
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