prolyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊli/, U.S.

/ˈproʊli/

Forms: 1900s– prolly Brit.

/ˈprɒli/, U.S.

/ˈprɑli/, 1900s– proly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prole n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < prole n. + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial (chiefly derogatory).

A. n.

= proletarian n. 2. Cf. prole n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [noun] > person of the lowest class

ribalda1250

kitchen knave1440

scullion1483

scudler1488

canel raker?1518

channel raker1575

proletary1576

muckworm1649

proletariana1657

infimate1733

proletaire1796

coolie1803

gutterling1846

mudsill1858

prole1887

gutter-sparrow1890

gutter-bird1896

underworldling1928

delta1932

lumpenproletarian1936

proly1959

1959 J. Cary Captive & Free 84 Hooper, son of a lorry driver.., had..a great contempt for the class from which he had sprung. He called it the prolies. He thought of a proly as a born slave and parasite.

1969 ‘E. McGirr’ Entry of Death iii. 64 The politicians say that the prollies prefer to sit back and wait..rather than take direct action.

1970 K. Giles Murder Pluperfect viii. 166 Our Lady might have been..loving the prolies.

2003 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 13 Feb. al1 The princess of Liralove..leaves the aesthetic comforts of her white tower to comingle with raving prolies in the courtyards below.

B. adj.

Of working-class origin; = proletarian adj. 3 (cf. prole adj.). Also in prolier-than-thou (cf. holier-than-thou at holy adj. 5).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [adjective] > courting common people > inverted snob

prolier-than-thou1971

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > working-class

laborious1534

mechanicc1550

mechanical1584

aproned1628

working class1833

proletarian1848

lower working class1878

proletary1884

cloth-capped1935

prole1938

cloth cap1959

Coronation Street1962

proly1971

1971 Listener 2 Sept. 311/3 This ‘prolier than thou’ account.

1972 C. Drummond Death at Bar iii. 69 It was one thing..for people of decent family and quite another for prolly sergeants.

1988 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Nov. Mr Skinner was keen to prove to other MPs that he was prolier-than-thou.

2005 Observer (Nexis) 23 Jan. 31 Blunkett would probably have ignored the judges and gone into his prolier-than-thou routine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proly
释义	prolyn.adj. Brit. /ˈprəʊli/, U.S. /ˈproʊli/ Forms: 1900s– prolly Brit. /ˈprɒli/, U.S. /ˈprɑli/, 1900s– proly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prole n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < prole n. + -y suffix⁶. colloquial (chiefly derogatory). A. n. = proletarian n. 2. Cf. prole n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [noun] > person of the lowest class ribalda1250 kitchen knave1440 scullion1483 scudler1488 canel raker?1518 channel raker1575 proletary1576 muckworm1649 proletariana1657 infimate1733 proletaire1796 coolie1803 gutterling1846 mudsill1858 prole1887 gutter-sparrow1890 gutter-bird1896 underworldling1928 delta1932 lumpenproletarian1936 proly1959 1959 J. Cary Captive & Free 84 Hooper, son of a lorry driver.., had..a great contempt for the class from which he had sprung. He called it the prolies. He thought of a proly as a born slave and parasite. 1969 ‘E. McGirr’ Entry of Death iii. 64 The politicians say that the prollies prefer to sit back and wait..rather than take direct action. 1970 K. Giles Murder Pluperfect viii. 166 Our Lady might have been..loving the prolies. 2003 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 13 Feb. al1 The princess of Liralove..leaves the aesthetic comforts of her white tower to comingle with raving prolies in the courtyards below. B. adj. Of working-class origin; = proletarian adj. 3 (cf. prole adj.). Also in prolier-than-thou (cf. holier-than-thou at holy adj. 5). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [adjective] > courting common people > inverted snob prolier-than-thou1971 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > working-class laborious1534 mechanicc1550 mechanical1584 aproned1628 working class1833 proletarian1848 lower working class1878 proletary1884 cloth-capped1935 prole1938 cloth cap1959 Coronation Street1962 proly1971 1971 Listener 2 Sept. 311/3 This ‘prolier than thou’ account. 1972 C. Drummond Death at Bar iii. 69 It was one thing..for people of decent family and quite another for prolly sergeants. 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Nov. Mr Skinner was keen to prove to other MPs that he was prolier-than-thou. 2005 Observer (Nexis) 23 Jan. 31 Blunkett would probably have ignored the judges and gone into his prolier-than-thou routine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1959
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