penny packetn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnɪ ˌpakɪt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛni ˈpækət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., packet n.

Etymology: < penny n. + packet n.

A. n.

†1. A penny steamer. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1846 J. R. Planché Invisible Prince i. ii. 14 Fierce whiskered gents, as ever in pea jackets, Smoked bad cigars, on board the penny packets.

2. Originally Military slang. A small number of people or things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > group > small

grouplet1837

penny packet1943

1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 51 Penny packets, small parties of soldiers, less than a platoon, as seen from the air.

1955 F. Owen Tempestuous Journey xvii. 322 The first impact of the tank on the German soldiers of the Western Front..might well have proved decisive, if..the tank had been deployed in mass and not, as it was on the Somme, in penny packets.

1979 G. C. Peden Brit. Rearmament 119 The Treasury principle of locating the Air Force centrally instead of in penny packets around the Empire was observed.

1998 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 62 880 This, however, meant that the artillery and cavalry were split up into ‘penny packets’ and deprived of much of their striking power.

B. adj. Originally Military slang.

Insignificant, small-scale; paltry.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible

unworthlyc1230

wretcha1250

seely1297

vilec1320

not worth a cress (kerse)1377

the value of a rushc1380

threadbarec1412

wretched1450

miserable?a1513

rascal1519

prettya1522

not worth a whistlea1529

pegrall1535

plack1539

pelting1540

scald1542

sleeveless1551

baggage1553

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piddling1559

twopenny1560

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rubbish1565

baggagely1573

pelfish1577

halfpenny1579

palting1579

baubling1581

three-halfpenny1581

pitiful1582

triobolar1585

squirting1589

not worth a lousea1592

hedge1596

cheap1597

peddling1597

dribbling1600

mean1600

rascally1600

three-farthingc1600

draughty1602

dilute1605

copper1609

peltry?a1610

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pelsy1631

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triobolary1644

pigwidgeon1647

dustya1649

fiddling1652

puddlinga1653

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piteous1667

snotty1681

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dishonourable1699

scrub1711

footy1720

fouty1722

rubbishing1731

chuck-farthing1748

rubbishy1753

shabby1753

scrubby1754

poxya1758

rubbishly1777

waff-like1808

trinkety1817

meanish1831

one-eyed1843

twiddling1844

measly1847

poking1850

picayunish1852

vild1853

picayune1856

snide1859

two-cent1859

rummagy1872

faddling1883

finicking1886

slushy1889

twopence halfpenny1890

jerk1893

pissy1922

crappy1928

two-bit1932

piddly1933

chickenshit1934

pissing1937

penny packet1943

farkakte1960

pony1964

gay1978

1943 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 16 Dec. in War Diaries (2001) 500 He seems to be planning nothing but penny packet attacks and nothing sufficiently substantial.

1961 Daily Tel. 21 Apr. 17 Lord Bridges, chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission, yesterday condemned piecemeal, penny-packet planning of new towns and replanning of older ones.

2003 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Dec. Relocation to smaller centres will inevitably create demand for penny-packet provision of these facilities on a more dispersed basis.

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

单词	penny packet
释义	penny packetn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɛnɪ ˌpakɪt/, U.S. /ˈpɛni ˈpækət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., packet n. Etymology: < penny n. + packet n. A. n. †1. A penny steamer. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1846 J. R. Planché Invisible Prince i. ii. 14 Fierce whiskered gents, as ever in pea jackets, Smoked bad cigars, on board the penny packets. 2. Originally Military slang. A small number of people or things. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > group > small grouplet1837 penny packet1943 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 51 Penny packets, small parties of soldiers, less than a platoon, as seen from the air. 1955 F. Owen Tempestuous Journey xvii. 322 The first impact of the tank on the German soldiers of the Western Front..might well have proved decisive, if..the tank had been deployed in mass and not, as it was on the Somme, in penny packets. 1979 G. C. Peden Brit. Rearmament 119 The Treasury principle of locating the Air Force centrally instead of in penny packets around the Empire was observed. 1998 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 62 880 This, however, meant that the artillery and cavalry were split up into ‘penny packets’ and deprived of much of their striking power. B. adj. Originally Military slang. Insignificant, small-scale; paltry. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible unworthlyc1230 wretcha1250 seely1297 vilec1320 not worth a cress (kerse)1377 the value of a rushc1380 threadbarec1412 wretched1450 miserable?a1513 rascal1519 prettya1522 not worth a whistlea1529 pegrall1535 plack1539 pelting1540 scald1542 sleeveless1551 baggage1553 paltering1553 piddling1559 twopenny1560 paltry1565 rubbish1565 baggagely1573 pelfish1577 halfpenny1579 palting1579 baubling1581 three-halfpenny1581 pitiful1582 triobolar1585 squirting1589 not worth a lousea1592 hedge1596 cheap1597 peddling1597 dribbling1600 mean1600 rascally1600 three-farthingc1600 draughty1602 dilute1605 copper1609 peltry?a1610 threepenny1613 pelsy1631 pimping1640 triobolary1644 pigwidgeon1647 dustya1649 fiddling1652 puddlinga1653 insignificant1658 piteous1667 snotty1681 scrubbed1688 dishonourable1699 scrub1711 footy1720 fouty1722 rubbishing1731 chuck-farthing1748 rubbishy1753 shabby1753 scrubby1754 poxya1758 rubbishly1777 waff-like1808 trinkety1817 meanish1831 one-eyed1843 twiddling1844 measly1847 poking1850 picayunish1852 vild1853 picayune1856 snide1859 two-cent1859 rummagy1872 faddling1883 finicking1886 slushy1889 twopence halfpenny1890 jerk1893 pissy1922 crappy1928 two-bit1932 piddly1933 chickenshit1934 pissing1937 penny packet1943 farkakte1960 pony1964 gay1978 1943 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 16 Dec. in War Diaries (2001) 500 He seems to be planning nothing but penny packet attacks and nothing sufficiently substantial. 1961 Daily Tel. 21 Apr. 17 Lord Bridges, chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission, yesterday condemned piecemeal, penny-packet planning of new towns and replanning of older ones. 2003 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Dec. Relocation to smaller centres will inevitably create demand for penny-packet provision of these facilities on a more dispersed basis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1846
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