beast moden.

Brit.

/ˈbiːs(t) məʊd/, U.S.

/ˈbis(t) ˌmoʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: beast n., mode n.

Etymology: < beast n. + mode n.Apparently popularized by use in the computer-animated children's television series Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–9), in which the robot characters initiate the process of transforming into the form of a wild animal by vocalizing the command ‘Beast mode!’. With the sense development, compare to be a beast at beast n. and adj. Phrases 4.

1. Originally and chiefly with reference to a character in a television series or video game: a state of being or having been transformed into an animal or mythical creature, typically acquiring extra power, skills, etc., as a result.In quot. 1995 with reference to a toy figure of a character from the television series Transformers (see the etymology).

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1995 alt.toys.transformers 5 Feb. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 23 Mar. 2021) Star Warrior II... Panther Module: Makes a fairly credible beast mode.

2001 University Wire (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Game Review section) There are only three attack buttons; punch, kick, and beast attack (which doubles to kick the character into beast mode).

2. colloquial. A state of great or intense activity; the highest level of performance. Often in to go into beast mode (also to be in beast mode). Cf. in —— mode at mode n. 4d.

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2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May e2/1 What's a new slang expression kids use? What does it mean? Can you use it in a sentence?.. Beast mode. It means to go crazy on something.

2006 University Wire (Nexis) 23 Jan. After they struggled on beam, the Tigers turned in a season-high tying score on the floor. ‘We got a little upset at beam and we took it over to floor and tried to go into beast mode.’

2017 ‘C. Lauren’ Autoboyography xi. 184 Kissing might happen here, and Hailey is in beast mode.

2020 Central Rural Life (Nexis) 29 Jan. Shifting to beast mode about a year ago in the form of radical new styling has enabled the Mitsubishi Triton ute to monster its way up the sales charts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	beast mode
释义	beast moden. Brit. /ˈbiːs(t) məʊd/, U.S. /ˈbis(t) ˌmoʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: beast n., mode n. Etymology: < beast n. + mode n.Apparently popularized by use in the computer-animated children's television series Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–9), in which the robot characters initiate the process of transforming into the form of a wild animal by vocalizing the command ‘Beast mode!’. With the sense development, compare to be a beast at beast n. and adj. Phrases 4. 1. Originally and chiefly with reference to a character in a television series or video game: a state of being or having been transformed into an animal or mythical creature, typically acquiring extra power, skills, etc., as a result.In quot. 1995 with reference to a toy figure of a character from the television series Transformers (see the etymology). ΚΠ 1995 alt.toys.transformers 5 Feb. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 23 Mar. 2021) Star Warrior II... Panther Module: Makes a fairly credible beast mode. 2001 University Wire (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Game Review section) There are only three attack buttons; punch, kick, and beast attack (which doubles to kick the character into beast mode). 2. colloquial. A state of great or intense activity; the highest level of performance. Often in to go into beast mode (also to be in beast mode). Cf. in —— mode at mode n. 4d. ΚΠ 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May e2/1 What's a new slang expression kids use? What does it mean? Can you use it in a sentence?.. Beast mode. It means to go crazy on something. 2006 University Wire (Nexis) 23 Jan. After they struggled on beam, the Tigers turned in a season-high tying score on the floor. ‘We got a little upset at beam and we took it over to floor and tried to go into beast mode.’ 2017 ‘C. Lauren’ Autoboyography xi. 184 Kissing might happen here, and Hailey is in beast mode. 2020 Central Rural Life (Nexis) 29 Jan. Shifting to beast mode about a year ago in the form of radical new styling has enabled the Mitsubishi Triton ute to monster its way up the sales charts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1995
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