peanuttyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːnʌti/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌnədi/

Forms: 1900s– peanutty, 1900s– peanuty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peanut n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < peanut n. + -y suffix¹.

Originally U.S.

1. figurative. North American. Small, insignificant, trivial; (also) stupid. Cf. peanut n. 2. Now rare.In early use chiefly in political contexts.

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1872 Cincinnati (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 30 Jan. 3/1 The provision levying a special and invidious tax upon through passengers and freight..assumes that Kentucky is a foreign State... It is peanutty.

1898 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 8 Aug. 4/2 Lord! what a legacy it is to be an American citizen—none of the small, peanutty fellows—but of the sort that can thank God that Yankee bullets did not catch you and Lee!

1901 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 8 Feb. 7/7 The bill is intended to give the Republicans control of the police of that city... It is decidedly peanutty and unworthy of any consideration at the hands of the legislature.

1908 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 3 July 2/2 Instead of turning to something statesmanlike,..the Ottawa Opposition..fiddles with a programme, that is petty and peanutty.

1918 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 7 Jan. 6/1 There is more smallbore, pernicious, cunning and peanutty politics than in the old-time conventions of political machines.

1922 Indianapolis Star 5 Mar. 57/1 Crime no doubt would decrease greatly if..the peanutty Congressmen would cease their hostility to the United States constitution.

1949 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 26 Apr. 8/1 The veteran found himself with a peanutty $120 a week.

1954 Vidette Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 9 Jan. 4/4 A theater ticket agency may seem a peanutty business to some—but [etc.].

2. Resembling or of the nature of peanuts; full of or tasting strongly of peanuts. Now the main sense.

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1902 Southern Planter June 376/1 If killed when he [sc. the pig] comes off from the peanut patch the meat is soft and oily, and has a ‘peanutty’ flavor to it.

1922 W. W. Stockberger Growing & curing Hops (rev. ed.) (Bull. 304, U.S. Dept. Agric.) 23 If they [sc. hops] are high dried or overdried they will..develop a burnt, peanutty odor.

1954 Bakersfield Californian 1 July 16/3 (advt.) The tempting, peanutty flavor of Taste Well; it's freshly made, right here in California, from selected peanuts.

1986 R. Ford Sportswriter iii. 78 The air suddenly smells sweet and peanutty.

1997 Indiana (Pennsylvania) Gaz. 6 Mar. (Homemaker Suppl.) 26/2 When the rich, peanutty chocolate cookies are removed from the oven, place peanut butter chips in the center.

2010 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 3 Dec. d3/2 A peanut sauce was richer and thicker (i.e. more peanutty, than most).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peanutty
释义	peanuttyadj. Brit. /ˈpiːnʌti/, U.S. /ˈpiˌnədi/ Forms: 1900s– peanutty, 1900s– peanuty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peanut n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < peanut n. + -y suffix¹. Originally U.S. 1. figurative. North American. Small, insignificant, trivial; (also) stupid. Cf. peanut n. 2. Now rare.In early use chiefly in political contexts. ΚΠ 1872 Cincinnati (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 30 Jan. 3/1 The provision levying a special and invidious tax upon through passengers and freight..assumes that Kentucky is a foreign State... It is peanutty. 1898 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 8 Aug. 4/2 Lord! what a legacy it is to be an American citizen—none of the small, peanutty fellows—but of the sort that can thank God that Yankee bullets did not catch you and Lee! 1901 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 8 Feb. 7/7 The bill is intended to give the Republicans control of the police of that city... It is decidedly peanutty and unworthy of any consideration at the hands of the legislature. 1908 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 3 July 2/2 Instead of turning to something statesmanlike,..the Ottawa Opposition..fiddles with a programme, that is petty and peanutty. 1918 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 7 Jan. 6/1 There is more smallbore, pernicious, cunning and peanutty politics than in the old-time conventions of political machines. 1922 Indianapolis Star 5 Mar. 57/1 Crime no doubt would decrease greatly if..the peanutty Congressmen would cease their hostility to the United States constitution. 1949 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 26 Apr. 8/1 The veteran found himself with a peanutty $120 a week. 1954 Vidette Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 9 Jan. 4/4 A theater ticket agency may seem a peanutty business to some—but [etc.]. 2. Resembling or of the nature of peanuts; full of or tasting strongly of peanuts. Now the main sense. ΚΠ 1902 Southern Planter June 376/1 If killed when he [sc. the pig] comes off from the peanut patch the meat is soft and oily, and has a ‘peanutty’ flavor to it. 1922 W. W. Stockberger Growing & curing Hops (rev. ed.) (Bull. 304, U.S. Dept. Agric.) 23 If they [sc. hops] are high dried or overdried they will..develop a burnt, peanutty odor. 1954 Bakersfield Californian 1 July 16/3 (advt.) The tempting, peanutty flavor of Taste Well; it's freshly made, right here in California, from selected peanuts. 1986 R. Ford Sportswriter iii. 78 The air suddenly smells sweet and peanutty. 1997 Indiana (Pennsylvania) Gaz. 6 Mar. (Homemaker Suppl.) 26/2 When the rich, peanutty chocolate cookies are removed from the oven, place peanut butter chips in the center. 2010 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 3 Dec. d3/2 A peanut sauce was richer and thicker (i.e. more peanutty, than most). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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