parish pumpn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌparɪʃ ˈpʌmp/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrɪʃ ˈpəmp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parish n., pump n.¹

Etymology: < parish n. + pump n.¹

A. n.

The pump supplying water to a parish, esp. regarded as an informal place of meeting and discussion for members of the parish. Hence allusively: matters of limited scope or outlook, esp. in politics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > [noun] > place of meeting or assembly

meeting-place1553

place (point, port, etc.) of rendezvous1556

meeting1598

emporium1683

rallying place1759

rallying point1759

meeting-ground1840

parish pump1840

point1967

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun]

insularity1755

provinciality1769

localism1798

provincialism1819

parish pump1840

parochialism1847

vestrydom1860

vestryism1861

Podsnappery1864

parochialness1866

vestryhood1871

insularism1880

peninsularity1882

parochiality1887

parish pumpery1902

localitis1943

bourgeois-mindedness1955

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun] > affairs of

parish pump1840

parochiality1887

1840 E. Stirling Fortunes of Smike i. i. 12 I publicly declare, that a better legitimate drama than the ‘Mortal Struggle, or, The Parish Pump’, never was written.

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 291 Simpson, water used in the dilution of milk... From this the parish pump has been called Mrs. Simpson.

1915 Truth 21 Apr. 620/1 They are the last word in parochialism; but the table is their parish pump and the croupier is the beadle.

1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo i. 11 The Treasury job..had called for a good measure of toughness; after it, Regent's Park affairs smelt a little of the parish pump.

1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxxi. 262/2 Their poorest neighbours would have called out the perspiring beadle with the parish pump and a team of beer-swilling pumpers.

2003 Australian (Nexis) 23 Oct. 11 Just as generals always fight the last war, so civic leaders too often tie themselves to parish pumps.

B. adj.

Of local importance or interest only; parochial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [adjective]

insulary1642

provincial1755

insular1775

parochialic1848

parochial1856

Podsnappian1866

vestryish1882

parish pump1923

parish-pumpish1968

1923 Daily Mail 12 Mar. 5 Parish pump politicians distort every word they [sc. statesmen] utter.

1963 Times 27 Feb. 8/6 Resistance from parish-pump politics is clearly being encountered.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor i. i. 14 I don't think I've voted since the war. The issues nowadays so often seem—well, a bit parish pump.

2000 Kerryman 8 Sept. 21/4 Its all grist to the mill of friendly parish pump rivalry.

Derivatives

ˈparish-ˈpumpish adj. limited in scope or outlook, parochial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [adjective]

insulary1642

provincial1755

insular1775

parochialic1848

parochial1856

Podsnappian1866

vestryish1882

parish pump1923

parish-pumpish1968

1968 Listener 29 Feb. 283/2 It all sounds incredibly parish pumpish, but..the parish pump is extremely important when you live next door to it.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 13 May 28 An element in the City crowd became a little parish-pumpish about finishing above an often inept Manchester United.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parish pump
释义	parish pumpn.adj. Brit. /ˌparɪʃ ˈpʌmp/, U.S. /ˌpɛrɪʃ ˈpəmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parish n., pump n.¹ Etymology: < parish n. + pump n.¹ A. n. The pump supplying water to a parish, esp. regarded as an informal place of meeting and discussion for members of the parish. Hence allusively: matters of limited scope or outlook, esp. in politics. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > [noun] > place of meeting or assembly meeting-place1553 place (point, port, etc.) of rendezvous1556 meeting1598 emporium1683 rallying place1759 rallying point1759 meeting-ground1840 parish pump1840 point1967 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun] insularity1755 provinciality1769 localism1798 provincialism1819 parish pump1840 parochialism1847 vestrydom1860 vestryism1861 Podsnappery1864 parochialness1866 vestryhood1871 insularism1880 peninsularity1882 parochiality1887 parish pumpery1902 localitis1943 bourgeois-mindedness1955 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun] > affairs of parish pump1840 parochiality1887 1840 E. Stirling Fortunes of Smike i. i. 12 I publicly declare, that a better legitimate drama than the ‘Mortal Struggle, or, The Parish Pump’, never was written. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 291 Simpson, water used in the dilution of milk... From this the parish pump has been called Mrs. Simpson. 1915 Truth 21 Apr. 620/1 They are the last word in parochialism; but the table is their parish pump and the croupier is the beadle. 1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo i. 11 The Treasury job..had called for a good measure of toughness; after it, Regent's Park affairs smelt a little of the parish pump. 1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxxi. 262/2 Their poorest neighbours would have called out the perspiring beadle with the parish pump and a team of beer-swilling pumpers. 2003 Australian (Nexis) 23 Oct. 11 Just as generals always fight the last war, so civic leaders too often tie themselves to parish pumps. B. adj. Of local importance or interest only; parochial. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [adjective] insulary1642 provincial1755 insular1775 parochialic1848 parochial1856 Podsnappian1866 vestryish1882 parish pump1923 parish-pumpish1968 1923 Daily Mail 12 Mar. 5 Parish pump politicians distort every word they [sc. statesmen] utter. 1963 Times 27 Feb. 8/6 Resistance from parish-pump politics is clearly being encountered. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor i. i. 14 I don't think I've voted since the war. The issues nowadays so often seem—well, a bit parish pump. 2000 Kerryman 8 Sept. 21/4 Its all grist to the mill of friendly parish pump rivalry. Derivatives ˈparish-ˈpumpish adj. limited in scope or outlook, parochial. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [adjective] insulary1642 provincial1755 insular1775 parochialic1848 parochial1856 Podsnappian1866 vestryish1882 parish pump1923 parish-pumpish1968 1968 Listener 29 Feb. 283/2 It all sounds incredibly parish pumpish, but..the parish pump is extremely important when you live next door to it. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 13 May 28 An element in the City crowd became a little parish-pumpish about finishing above an often inept Manchester United. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1840
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