pleasuredromen.

Brit.

/ˈplɛʒədrəʊm/, U.S.

/ˈplɛʒərˌdroʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pleasure n., -drome comb. form.

Etymology: < pleasure n. + -drome comb. form, after pleasure dome n.

A place offering pleasure, relaxation, or entertainment; a place known for amusements or attractions, esp. of a sensual nature. Cf. pleasure dome n.In earliest use as the name of a travelling entertainment venue.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun]

fairground1741

amusement park1890

Luna Park1911

pleasuredrome1917

theme park1960

1917 Anglo-Celt (Cavan, Ireland) 1 Sept. 5/3 (advt.) Cooks Pleasuredrome, Circus Field, Cavan, Thursday and Friday, September 6th & 7th, 2 Days Only. A Circus, A Picturedrome, A Vaudeville, A Theatre.

1934 Yorks. Post 11 Dec. 10/6 ‘Arcadium’ is the name which has been chosen for a vast new pleasuredrome to be run up in the Haymarket next year..though Arcadium fun will be rather more urban and sophisticated than that of the untutored shepherds.

1956 J. Morris As I saw U.S.A. i. 9 The blazing neon lights, the huge bright office blocks, the fine stores and friendly shop assistants; and yet there is something distasteful about a pleasuredrome so firmly based upon personal advantage.

1966 Punch 13 Mar. 392/2 He might bring his millions here and make West Hove the pleasuredrome of the Western world.

1973 Daily Tel. 18 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 One corporation, which already operated ‘pleasuredromes’ in Dallas, Atlanta, and St. Louis, is..negotiating to open a park in New Jersey.

1990 Sunday Mirror 4 Feb. 15 But the sheikh..has ordered an underground bombproof pleasuredrome with sauna, massage parlour, gym and dance floor for his pad down the road.

2003 Observer (Nexis) 5 Oct. (Escape section) 6 Here were a few thousand more hedonists packed into another throbbing pleasuredrome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pleasuredrome
释义	pleasuredromen. Brit. /ˈplɛʒədrəʊm/, U.S. /ˈplɛʒərˌdroʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pleasure n., -drome comb. form. Etymology: < pleasure n. + -drome comb. form, after pleasure dome n. A place offering pleasure, relaxation, or entertainment; a place known for amusements or attractions, esp. of a sensual nature. Cf. pleasure dome n.In earliest use as the name of a travelling entertainment venue. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] fairground1741 amusement park1890 Luna Park1911 pleasuredrome1917 theme park1960 1917 Anglo-Celt (Cavan, Ireland) 1 Sept. 5/3 (advt.) Cooks Pleasuredrome, Circus Field, Cavan, Thursday and Friday, September 6th & 7th, 2 Days Only. A Circus, A Picturedrome, A Vaudeville, A Theatre. 1934 Yorks. Post 11 Dec. 10/6 ‘Arcadium’ is the name which has been chosen for a vast new pleasuredrome to be run up in the Haymarket next year..though Arcadium fun will be rather more urban and sophisticated than that of the untutored shepherds. 1956 J. Morris As I saw U.S.A. i. 9 The blazing neon lights, the huge bright office blocks, the fine stores and friendly shop assistants; and yet there is something distasteful about a pleasuredrome so firmly based upon personal advantage. 1966 Punch 13 Mar. 392/2 He might bring his millions here and make West Hove the pleasuredrome of the Western world. 1973 Daily Tel. 18 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 One corporation, which already operated ‘pleasuredromes’ in Dallas, Atlanta, and St. Louis, is..negotiating to open a park in New Jersey. 1990 Sunday Mirror 4 Feb. 15 But the sheikh..has ordered an underground bombproof pleasuredrome with sauna, massage parlour, gym and dance floor for his pad down the road. 2003 Observer (Nexis) 5 Oct. (Escape section) 6 Here were a few thousand more hedonists packed into another throbbing pleasuredrome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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