Peckhamn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛkəm/, U.S.

/ˈpɛk(ə)m/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peckham.

Etymology: < Peckham, the name of a district formerly in the borough of Camberwell in Greater London, now in Southwark. In main sense with punning allusion to peck n.³ 1 or peck v.¹ 4. In Compounds < Peckham Rye, the name of an area within that district which includes Peckham Rye Common.The place name Peckham is attested for the district from 1086. The place name Peckham Rye is attested from 1520.

humorous. In phrases, chiefly referring to food. it's all holiday at Peckham: one has nothing to eat, or no appetite; (also) it is all over. to go to Peckham: to go to dinner.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossarial sources.

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1788 F. Grose Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) at All Holiday It is all holiday at Peckham, or it is all holiday with him; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to.

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 134 Peckham (going to), dinner. ‘All holiday at Peckham’—no appetite. ‘No Peckham for Ben, he's been to Clapham,’ i.e. is indisposed, in a certain way. Peckish—hungry.

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 198 Peckham, a facetious meaning of the name of this district, implying a dinner; ‘all holiday at Peckham’, i.e. nothing to eat.

1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang V. 157/1 Peckham. To have (or spend) a holiday at Peckham, verb phr. (old)—To have nothing to eat. Going to Peckham = going to dinner.

1991 Times (Nexis) 10 July To have a holiday at Peckham is an old London saying meaning to go without a meal. This probably comes from a bad pun on to peck, as a chicken with its food, and peckish, hungry.

Compounds

Peckham rye n. [rhyming slang] a tie.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie

necklace1667

necktie1838

Peckham rye1925

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 221 Peckham rye, tie. (Rhyming slang).

1992 R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit 143 Peckham Rye, tie. Ultra famous and always condensed to ‘Peckham’.

2003 Re: Colonial Possessions in alt.fan.james-bond (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Nov. He reflected that he should put on his dicky dirt and his Peckham Rye, 'cos time is hurrying by.

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

单词	peckham
释义	Peckhamn. Brit. /ˈpɛkəm/, U.S. /ˈpɛk(ə)m/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peckham. Etymology: < Peckham, the name of a district formerly in the borough of Camberwell in Greater London, now in Southwark. In main sense with punning allusion to peck n.³ 1 or peck v.¹ 4. In Compounds < Peckham Rye, the name of an area within that district which includes Peckham Rye Common.The place name Peckham is attested for the district from 1086. The place name Peckham Rye is attested from 1520. humorous. In phrases, chiefly referring to food. it's all holiday at Peckham: one has nothing to eat, or no appetite; (also) it is all over. to go to Peckham: to go to dinner.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossarial sources. ΚΠ 1788 F. Grose Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) at All Holiday It is all holiday at Peckham, or it is all holiday with him; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to. 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 134 Peckham (going to), dinner. ‘All holiday at Peckham’—no appetite. ‘No Peckham for Ben, he's been to Clapham,’ i.e. is indisposed, in a certain way. Peckish—hungry. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 198 Peckham, a facetious meaning of the name of this district, implying a dinner; ‘all holiday at Peckham’, i.e. nothing to eat. 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang V. 157/1 Peckham. To have (or spend) a holiday at Peckham, verb phr. (old)—To have nothing to eat. Going to Peckham = going to dinner. 1991 Times (Nexis) 10 July To have a holiday at Peckham is an old London saying meaning to go without a meal. This probably comes from a bad pun on to peck, as a chicken with its food, and peckish, hungry. Compounds Peckham rye n. [rhyming slang] a tie. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie necklace1667 necktie1838 Peckham rye1925 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 221 Peckham rye, tie. (Rhyming slang). 1992 R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit 143 Peckham Rye, tie. Ultra famous and always condensed to ‘Peckham’. 2003 Re: Colonial Possessions in alt.fan.james-bond (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Nov. He reflected that he should put on his dicky dirt and his Peckham Rye, 'cos time is hurrying by. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788
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