Pollyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɒli/, U.S.

/ˈpɑli/

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

Etymology: < the female forename Polly (compare Poll (see Poll n.³), Molly (see molly n.¹)), after Poll n.³In the following quot. Jonson refers to two informants, Robert Pooly (or Poley , Poole ) and a certain Parrot ; there may be a pun intended, hence implying earlier currency of the word (compare quot. 1600 at Poll n.³):1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes ci, in Wks. I. 800 And we will haue no Pooly', or Parrot by.

A parrot. Chiefly as a conventional proper or pet name. Cf. Poll n.³

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > parrot

popinjaya1387

psittac?a1425

parrota1529

Poll1600

coxcomb bird1734

poll-parrot1768

Polly1826

anthropoglot1828

feather-top1891

psittacine1949

1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 311 One of these ‘images’..was a ‘Polly’.

1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lii. 518 Rob..began to draw his fingers across and across the wires of the parrot's cage... ‘Pretty Polly!’ said the Grinder.

1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 79 That must have been a parrot. It's just what Pollies do.

1969 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) I. viii. 104 Hello Polly, Polly..Polly Parrot, wake up. Polly... Now that's what I call a dead parrot.

2003 Observer (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Business pages) 6 IDS's head superimposed on the body of a deceased polly.

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

Pollyn.²

Brit.

/ˈpɒli/, U.S.

/ˈpɑli/

Inflections: Plural Pollies, Pollys.

Forms: 1800s– Polly, 1900s– 'polly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Apollinaris n.

Etymology: Shortened < Apollinaris n.: see -y suffix⁶. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) interpreted Pollys in the following quot. as an early use of the present word, but it probably in fact shows the plural of the personal forename Polly, the name of the waitress who is being paid (three Pollys referring to a tip of one penny from each of the three people served): 1852 C. Dickens Bleak House (1853) xx. 200 Four small rums is eight and three, and three Pollys is eight and six.

slang.

Apollinaris mineral water; a bottle or glass of this. Also more fully Polly water.

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the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > mineral water > types of

acidulae1670

Malvern water1756

Saratoga water1793

barége1811

Vichy1858

Congress water1865

Apollinaris1875

Contrexéville1877

Polly1878

Poland1881

St. Galmier1883

Vittel1895

Perrier1904

Evian1907

San Pellegrino1924

1878 Fun 26 Jan. Sweet champagne and Apollinaris—Sham and Polly, as it is slangily called.

1893 G. Egerton Keynotes 59 The draught is transformed into lukewarm water, or ‘Polly’ without the ‘dash’ in it.

1908 Daily Chron. 3 July 6/7 Here, miss! a Scotch and 'Polly, please!

1954 J. Betjeman Few Late Chrysanthemums 43 And a host of little spiders Ran a race across the ciders To a box of baby 'pollies by the beer.

1969 S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret ii. 165 Do not call it Appollinaris [sic] water... Nobody else..calls it that. They all say ‘Polly water’.

1998 Independent (Nexis) 12 Dec. 22 ‘Scotch and Polly’—whisky with Apollinaris mineral water, imported from Germany—was a popular combination.

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

pollyn.³

Brit.

/ˈpɒli/, U.S.

/ˈpɑli/, Australian English

/ˈpɔli/, New Zealand English

/ˈpɒli/

Forms: 1900s– poli, 1900s– pollie, 1900s– polly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: politician n.

Etymology: Shortened < politician n.: see -y suffix⁶. Compare earlier pol n.²

slang (originally U.S., now chiefly Australian and New Zealand).

A politician.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun]

politic1559

politian1584

politician1589

politico1630

politiconea1734

civilist1736

political1833

machine politician1876

pol1907

frock1919

polly1932

1932 V. F. Nelson Prison Days & Nights 37 Where do you think I'd be right now if I didn't know a pile of pollies and big shots?

1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 151 Perhaps some polly (politician) can be interested sufficiently to intervene with the judge.

1969 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 Oct. 13/7 The pollies..have been using television as an electronic soap box.

1992 Cuisine (Auckland) June–July 101 The polis' restaurant..is further away than before and many MPs now eschew the place.

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

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n.²1878

n.³1932

单词	polly
释义	Pollyn.¹ Brit. /ˈpɒli/, U.S. /ˈpɑli/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Polly. Etymology: < the female forename Polly (compare Poll (see Poll n.³), Molly (see molly n.¹)), after Poll n.³In the following quot. Jonson refers to two informants, Robert Pooly (or Poley , Poole ) and a certain Parrot ; there may be a pun intended, hence implying earlier currency of the word (compare quot. 1600 at Poll n.³):1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes ci, in Wks. I. 800 And we will haue no Pooly', or Parrot by. A parrot. Chiefly as a conventional proper or pet name. Cf. Poll n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > parrot popinjaya1387 psittac?a1425 parrota1529 Poll1600 coxcomb bird1734 poll-parrot1768 Polly1826 anthropoglot1828 feather-top1891 psittacine1949 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 311 One of these ‘images’..was a ‘Polly’. 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lii. 518 Rob..began to draw his fingers across and across the wires of the parrot's cage... ‘Pretty Polly!’ said the Grinder. 1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 79 That must have been a parrot. It's just what Pollies do. 1969 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) I. viii. 104 Hello Polly, Polly..Polly Parrot, wake up. Polly... Now that's what I call a dead parrot. 2003 Observer (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Business pages) 6 IDS's head superimposed on the body of a deceased polly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Pollyn.² Brit. /ˈpɒli/, U.S. /ˈpɑli/ Inflections: Plural Pollies, Pollys. Forms: 1800s– Polly, 1900s– 'polly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Apollinaris n. Etymology: Shortened < Apollinaris n.: see -y suffix⁶. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) interpreted Pollys in the following quot. as an early use of the present word, but it probably in fact shows the plural of the personal forename Polly, the name of the waitress who is being paid (three Pollys referring to a tip of one penny from each of the three people served): 1852 C. Dickens Bleak House (1853) xx. 200 Four small rums is eight and three, and three Pollys is eight and six. slang. Apollinaris mineral water; a bottle or glass of this. Also more fully Polly water. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > mineral water > types of acidulae1670 Malvern water1756 Saratoga water1793 barége1811 Vichy1858 Congress water1865 Apollinaris1875 Contrexéville1877 Polly1878 Poland1881 St. Galmier1883 Vittel1895 Perrier1904 Evian1907 San Pellegrino1924 1878 Fun 26 Jan. Sweet champagne and Apollinaris—Sham and Polly, as it is slangily called. 1893 G. Egerton Keynotes 59 The draught is transformed into lukewarm water, or ‘Polly’ without the ‘dash’ in it. 1908 Daily Chron. 3 July 6/7 Here, miss! a Scotch and 'Polly, please! 1954 J. Betjeman Few Late Chrysanthemums 43 And a host of little spiders Ran a race across the ciders To a box of baby 'pollies by the beer. 1969 S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret ii. 165 Do not call it Appollinaris [sic] water... Nobody else..calls it that. They all say ‘Polly water’. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 12 Dec. 22 ‘Scotch and Polly’—whisky with Apollinaris mineral water, imported from Germany—was a popular combination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pollyn.³ Brit. /ˈpɒli/, U.S. /ˈpɑli/, Australian English /ˈpɔli/, New Zealand English /ˈpɒli/ Forms: 1900s– poli, 1900s– pollie, 1900s– polly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: politician n. Etymology: Shortened < politician n.: see -y suffix⁶. Compare earlier pol n.² slang (originally U.S., now chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A politician. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] politic1559 politian1584 politician1589 politico1630 politiconea1734 civilist1736 political1833 machine politician1876 pol1907 frock1919 polly1932 1932 V. F. Nelson Prison Days & Nights 37 Where do you think I'd be right now if I didn't know a pile of pollies and big shots? 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 151 Perhaps some polly (politician) can be interested sufficiently to intervene with the judge. 1969 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 Oct. 13/7 The pollies..have been using television as an electronic soap box. 1992 Cuisine (Auckland) June–July 101 The polis' restaurant..is further away than before and many MPs now eschew the place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1826n.²1878n.³1932
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