primoadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpriːməʊ/, U.S.

/ˈprimoʊ/

Inflections: Plural primi, primos.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Italian primo; Spanish primo.

Etymology: Partly < Italian primo (adjective) first, principal (apparently from 17th cent. in musical uses; 1778 or earlier denoting a solo instrument in an orchestra), specific use of primo first (see prime adj.), and partly (in senses A. 2, B. 3) < Spanish primo first-rate, fine (13th cent.), specific sense of primo first (see prime adj.). With sense A. 2 compare earlier prime adj. 1a. With sense B. 1, which is apparently not recorded in dictionaries of Italian, compare earlier prima n.² In plural form primi after the Italian plural form. It is unclear whether the following shows earlier use as noun, apparently in sense ‘chief, leader’ (compare Italian primo, noun (15th cent. in this sense)):1613 J. Saris Jrnl. 28 Feb. in Voy. to Japan (1900) 25 The primo Leuen Martson came aboard and broate me diuers notes of there proceedings in these parts.

A. adj.

1. Music. Of a musician, performer, role, etc.: first, principal, chief; of highest quality or importance.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > principal part

primo1740

1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 183 Primo, the first; this word is often abridg'd, P°, I°..and added to other words, as Primo canto,—the first treble [Fr. Primo...Veut dire, Premier ou Premiere. Souvent on marque ce mot en abregé ainsi P° ou I°. Ainsi, Opera prima, ou I^a, veut dire, Premiere Ouvrage. Canto primo ou I°, Premier dessus].

1784 S. Neville Diary 31 Mar. (1950) xiv. 315 A very full concert for the benefit of the primo oboe... Received deserved applause.

1832 N.Y. Evening Post 27 Sept. 32 Faggi..Primo Oboe, Conti..Secondo Oboe, [etc.].

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 366/1 Primo, (It.) First,..as tempo primo, at the original pace or time; violino primo, first fiddle;..primo musico and primo uomo, principal male singer in the opera.

1929 Musical Times 70 /2 ‘Tunes for Two’, by Arthur Kingsley—four, easy [pieces], with the primo part slightly the more difficult.

1988 Early Music 16 528 The parts are named for canto, canto ripieno, alto, tenor, bass,..oboe primo, oboe secondo, [etc.].

2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). First-rate; of top quality, prime. Cf. sense B. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate

gildenc1225

prime1402

rare1483

grand1542

holy1599

pre-excelling1600

paregal1602

classic1604

of (the) first rate1650

solary1651

first rate1674

superb1720

tip-top1722

tip-top-gallant1730

swell1819

topping1822

of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826

No. 11829

brag1836

A11837

A No. 11838

number one1839

awful1843

bully1851

first class1852

class1867

champion1880

too1881

tipping1887

alpha plus1898

bonzer1898

grade A1911

gold star1917

world-ranking1921

five-star1936

too much1937

first line1938

vintage1939

supercolossal1947

top1953

alpha1958

fantabulous1959

beauty1963

supercool1965

world-class1967

primo1973

1902 Hawaiian Gaz. 14 Feb. 5/1 Whether or not it will nullify the licenses of the saloons selling Primo beer is still an open question.]

1973 Creem Sept. 5 Everytourist's guide to the primo sleazeholes..of New York.

1986 Amer. Film June 4/1 The Taylor murder had all the elements of a primo Hollywood thriller.

1997 Car Mar. 107/3 An hour and a half later, we're pulling up in front of La Posta Vecchia, the old cars getting the primo spots outside the front door.

2001 C. Palahniuk Choke iv. 31 Even Farmer Reldon has his plot of primo weed out behind the corn and the pole beans and junk.

B. n.

1. Music. The upper part in a pianoforte duet; the pianist who plays this part; (also) the principal performer in an ensemble.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > duet > part in

primo1792

secondo1792

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > piano-player > in duet

primo1954

1792 J. A. K. Colizzi Three Duetts for Two Performers on Harpsichord or Piano Forté 3 (heading) Primo.

1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 30/2 In pianoforte duets, Primo or 1mo is generally put over the right-hand page, and then means the part taken by the ‘treble’ player.

1954 K. Dale 19th-Cent. Piano Mus. xii. 286 The playing of six quavers in a bar by primo against four by secondo throughout the whole of the trio section cannot have been altogether easy for the young performer.

1965 Listener 1 July 33/3 Britten's rhythmic control as secondo balancing and counteracting Richter's natural genius as primo.

1988 Gramophone July 135/2 They would regularly exchange keyboard positions, primo and secondo.

2002 New Yorker 4 Nov. 33/3 In the highlight of their latest concert, the Master will play primo in the three-piano arrangement of Scriabin's ‘Prometheus’ Symphony.

2. A second ranking official of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes; also (usually in form Primo) as a prefixed title.The Order was founded in 1822 in Great Russell Street, London, for social and benevolent purposes, and is now an international organization.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > organizations similar to masons > members of organizations similar to masons

Gormogon1725

Gregorian1742

Odd Fellow1789

buffaloa1849

Good Templar1853

Rebekah1854

Inner and Outer Guardian1879

primo1879

Shriner1886

1879 Buffalo 16 Jan. 3/3 Yours fraternally, Primo James Dewsbury.

1879 Buffalo 16 Jan. 5/1 Primos who..have been elevated to the position of Knights of the Order of Merit.

1928 Daily Express 2 Aug. 9/5 Mr. J. C. E. Cartwright,..Grand Primo of England, inaugurated the Croydon and District Provincial Grand Lodge... The Grand Primo of the new lodge is Mr. L. R. N. Percy.

1941 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 3 July 6/3 R. J. Wiseman..was made Grand Primo.

2002 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 4 Sept. 12 A Buffalo can..go before an examining board after their first year and become a second degree brother and be raised to be a certified primo.

3. U.S. slang.

a. Marijuana of high quality. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1972 ‘Coyote man’ Get the Buzzzon i. 5 Primo sells for $5 a pound in Afghanistan.

1975 High Times Oct.–Nov. 43/2 The fabled Afghani primo is not as available.

2002 Re: Problems with Scoring in alt.drugs.pot (Usenet newsgroup) 13 July About an hour later, I'm the proud owner of an ounce of decent, yet very compressed Mexican primo.

b. A cigarette containing marijuana mixed with cocaine, esp. crack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > other types of cigarette

Russian cigarette1851

papirosa1856

Egyptian1892

Russian1892

tickler1904

joystick1911

gyppy1920

king-size1920

Sobranie1923

virgin1923

Turk1926

roll-your-own1932

ready roll1949

roll-up1950

filter1956

filterless1956

rollie1964

Virginia1964

untipped1968

primo1986

1986 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 22 June Nathan was introduced to rock cocaine at a high school party where fellow students persuaded him to try a ‘primo’—a marijuana cigarette laced with tiny rocks.

1989 S. Robinson & D. Ritz Smokey 5 Started buying little rocks, always mixed with weed and smoked in cigarettes. The cats call 'em primos.

1997 G. Sikes 8 Ball Chicks i. 54 He lit a joint, sticking it under my nose to make sure I knew it was weed—‘herbal’ as he called it, not a ‘primo’ laced with cocaine.

2003 Y. B. Moore Triple Take xii. 132 Conrad, the leader of the Drug Dukes, dropped the duck of the primo he was smoking.

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

单词	primo
释义	primoadj.n. Brit. /ˈpriːməʊ/, U.S. /ˈprimoʊ/ Inflections: Plural primi, primos. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Italian primo; Spanish primo. Etymology: Partly < Italian primo (adjective) first, principal (apparently from 17th cent. in musical uses; 1778 or earlier denoting a solo instrument in an orchestra), specific use of primo first (see prime adj.), and partly (in senses A. 2, B. 3) < Spanish primo first-rate, fine (13th cent.), specific sense of primo first (see prime adj.). With sense A. 2 compare earlier prime adj. 1a. With sense B. 1, which is apparently not recorded in dictionaries of Italian, compare earlier prima n.² In plural form primi after the Italian plural form. It is unclear whether the following shows earlier use as noun, apparently in sense ‘chief, leader’ (compare Italian primo, noun (15th cent. in this sense)):1613 J. Saris Jrnl. 28 Feb. in Voy. to Japan (1900) 25 The primo Leuen Martson came aboard and broate me diuers notes of there proceedings in these parts. A. adj. 1. Music. Of a musician, performer, role, etc.: first, principal, chief; of highest quality or importance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > principal part primo1740 1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 183 Primo, the first; this word is often abridg'd, P°, I°..and added to other words, as Primo canto,—the first treble [Fr. Primo...Veut dire, Premier ou Premiere. Souvent on marque ce mot en abregé ainsi P° ou I°. Ainsi, Opera prima, ou I^a, veut dire, Premiere Ouvrage. Canto primo ou I°, Premier dessus]. 1784 S. Neville Diary 31 Mar. (1950) xiv. 315 A very full concert for the benefit of the primo oboe... Received deserved applause. 1832 N.Y. Evening Post 27 Sept. 32 Faggi..Primo Oboe, Conti..Secondo Oboe, [etc.]. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 366/1 Primo, (It.) First,..as tempo primo, at the original pace or time; violino primo, first fiddle;..primo musico and primo uomo, principal male singer in the opera. 1929 Musical Times 70 /2 ‘Tunes for Two’, by Arthur Kingsley—four, easy [pieces], with the primo part slightly the more difficult. 1988 Early Music 16 528 The parts are named for canto, canto ripieno, alto, tenor, bass,..oboe primo, oboe secondo, [etc.]. 2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). First-rate; of top quality, prime. Cf. sense B. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1902 Hawaiian Gaz. 14 Feb. 5/1 Whether or not it will nullify the licenses of the saloons selling Primo beer is still an open question.] 1973 Creem Sept. 5 Everytourist's guide to the primo sleazeholes..of New York. 1986 Amer. Film June 4/1 The Taylor murder had all the elements of a primo Hollywood thriller. 1997 Car Mar. 107/3 An hour and a half later, we're pulling up in front of La Posta Vecchia, the old cars getting the primo spots outside the front door. 2001 C. Palahniuk Choke iv. 31 Even Farmer Reldon has his plot of primo weed out behind the corn and the pole beans and junk. B. n. 1. Music. The upper part in a pianoforte duet; the pianist who plays this part; (also) the principal performer in an ensemble. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > duet > part in primo1792 secondo1792 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > piano-player > in duet primo1954 1792 J. A. K. Colizzi Three Duetts for Two Performers on Harpsichord or Piano Forté 3 (heading) Primo. 1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 30/2 In pianoforte duets, Primo or 1mo is generally put over the right-hand page, and then means the part taken by the ‘treble’ player. 1954 K. Dale 19th-Cent. Piano Mus. xii. 286 The playing of six quavers in a bar by primo against four by secondo throughout the whole of the trio section cannot have been altogether easy for the young performer. 1965 Listener 1 July 33/3 Britten's rhythmic control as secondo balancing and counteracting Richter's natural genius as primo. 1988 Gramophone July 135/2 They would regularly exchange keyboard positions, primo and secondo. 2002 New Yorker 4 Nov. 33/3 In the highlight of their latest concert, the Master will play primo in the three-piano arrangement of Scriabin's ‘Prometheus’ Symphony. 2. A second ranking official of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes; also (usually in form Primo) as a prefixed title.The Order was founded in 1822 in Great Russell Street, London, for social and benevolent purposes, and is now an international organization. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > organizations similar to masons > members of organizations similar to masons Gormogon1725 Gregorian1742 Odd Fellow1789 buffaloa1849 Good Templar1853 Rebekah1854 Inner and Outer Guardian1879 primo1879 Shriner1886 1879 Buffalo 16 Jan. 3/3 Yours fraternally, Primo James Dewsbury. 1879 Buffalo 16 Jan. 5/1 Primos who..have been elevated to the position of Knights of the Order of Merit. 1928 Daily Express 2 Aug. 9/5 Mr. J. C. E. Cartwright,..Grand Primo of England, inaugurated the Croydon and District Provincial Grand Lodge... The Grand Primo of the new lodge is Mr. L. R. N. Percy. 1941 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 3 July 6/3 R. J. Wiseman..was made Grand Primo. 2002 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 4 Sept. 12 A Buffalo can..go before an examining board after their first year and become a second degree brother and be raised to be a certified primo. 3. U.S. slang. a. Marijuana of high quality. Now rare. ΚΠ 1972 ‘Coyote man’ Get the Buzzzon i. 5 Primo sells for $5 a pound in Afghanistan. 1975 High Times Oct.–Nov. 43/2 The fabled Afghani primo is not as available. 2002 Re: Problems with Scoring in alt.drugs.pot (Usenet newsgroup) 13 July About an hour later, I'm the proud owner of an ounce of decent, yet very compressed Mexican primo. b. A cigarette containing marijuana mixed with cocaine, esp. crack. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > other types of cigarette Russian cigarette1851 papirosa1856 Egyptian1892 Russian1892 tickler1904 joystick1911 gyppy1920 king-size1920 Sobranie1923 virgin1923 Turk1926 roll-your-own1932 ready roll1949 roll-up1950 filter1956 filterless1956 rollie1964 Virginia1964 untipped1968 primo1986 1986 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 22 June Nathan was introduced to rock cocaine at a high school party where fellow students persuaded him to try a ‘primo’—a marijuana cigarette laced with tiny rocks. 1989 S. Robinson & D. Ritz Smokey 5 Started buying little rocks, always mixed with weed and smoked in cigarettes. The cats call 'em primos. 1997 G. Sikes 8 Ball Chicks i. 54 He lit a joint, sticking it under my nose to make sure I knew it was weed—‘herbal’ as he called it, not a ‘primo’ laced with cocaine. 2003 Y. B. Moore Triple Take xii. 132 Conrad, the leader of the Drug Dukes, dropped the duck of the primo he was smoking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1740
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