quarterbackingn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtəˌbakɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdərˌbækɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quarterback v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < quarterback v. + -ing suffix¹.

Chiefly U.S.

1. American Football. The action of playing or directing as quarterback. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres

rush1857

punt-out1861

goal-kicking1871

safety1879

safety touchdown1879

scrimmage1880

rushing1882

safety touch1884

touchback1884

forward pass1890

run1890

blocking1891

signal1891

fake1893

onside kick1895

tandem-play1895

pass play1896

spiral1896

shift1901

end run1902

straight-arm1903

quarterback sneak1904

runback1905

roughing1906

Minnesota shift1910

quarterbacking1910

snap-back1910

pickoff1912

punt return1914

screen forward pass1915

screen pass1920

power play1921

sneak1921

passback1922

snap1922

defence1923

reverse1924

carry1927

lateral1927

stiff-arm1927

zone1927

zone defence1927

submarine charge1928

squib1929

block1931

pass rushing1933

safetying1933

trap play1933

end-around1934

straight-arming1934

trap1935

mousetrap1936

buttonhook1938

blitzing1940

hand-off1940

pitchout1946

slant1947

strike1947

draw play1948

shovel pass1948

bootleg1949

option1950

red dog1950

red-dogging1951

rollout1951

submarine1952

sleeper pass1954

draw1956

bomb1960

swing pass1960

pass rush1962

blitz1963

spearing1964

onsides kick1965

takeaway1967

quarterback sack1968

smash-mouth1968

veer1968

turn-over1969

bump-and-run1970

scramble1971

sack1972

nose tackle1975

nickel1979

pressure1981

1910 R. W. Lardner in Chicago Sunday Tribune 13 Nov. c1/3 He added to the quarter backing honors by kicking his own goal from this final and unnecessary touchdown.

1919 Chicago Tribune 6 Nov. 11/6 Bill Brightmire did the quarter backing.

1940 Washington Post 31 Aug. 17 Intelligent quarterbacking, he acknowledged, is essential to signal barking.

1950 Sport Life Feb. 9/1 Royal, nominated by the coach to take over for Mitchell at the quarterbacking post.

1994 Sports Illustr. 26 Sept. 45/3 Fred passed on to Steve everything he knew about quarterbacking.

2006 Sports Illustr. 7 Jan. 10 Young has..been the most kinetic quarterbacking presence in college football since Michael Vick ran wild at Virginia Tech.

2. figurative and in extended use.

a. The action or process of analysing or criticizing after the event; = armchair quarterbacking n. at armchair n. and adj. Compounds, Monday-morning quarterbacking n. at Monday-morning adj. Compounds.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > by hindsight

quarterbacking1931

second-guessing1946

1931 Los Angeles Times 24 Jan. 8/2 However, that comes under the head of second guessing, just like Sunday morning quarterbacking.

1966 ‘H. B. Taylor’ Triumvirate iv. 30 There was the usual Thursday morning quarterbacking over what I had put in the paper and how I'd put it in.

2005 J. Fredston Snowstruck x. 297 In the post-avalanche quarterbacking that always occurs, I've become increasingly intolerant of hearing victims called ‘stupid’ by casual readers.

b. The action or process of coordinating or leading an operation or project; direction.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > direction

demeaning1429

stightlinga1500

direction1509

directing1530

amaining1553

government1556

demeanour1644

directory1647

directurea1677

bossing1864

masterminding1924

quarterbacking1938

1938 Chicago Tribune 15 Sept. 29/4 He asserted there has been too much government quarterbacking.

1948 Sat. Evening Post 18 Sept. 24/3 There also should be less of the Western Union quarterbacking from the bench, which frequently backfired in the face of the masterminds.

1960 Guardian 9 May 6/6 The realities of sheer, hard political quarter-backing.

1994 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Nov. a1 [He] will meet today with several university presidents... ‘It's going to take some quarterbacking..some pushing, some negotiating, and I'll be playing that role.’

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

单词	quarterbacking
释义	quarterbackingn. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəˌbakɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌbækɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quarterback v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < quarterback v. + -ing suffix¹. Chiefly U.S. 1. American Football. The action of playing or directing as quarterback. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres rush1857 punt-out1861 goal-kicking1871 safety1879 safety touchdown1879 scrimmage1880 rushing1882 safety touch1884 touchback1884 forward pass1890 run1890 blocking1891 signal1891 fake1893 onside kick1895 tandem-play1895 pass play1896 spiral1896 shift1901 end run1902 straight-arm1903 quarterback sneak1904 runback1905 roughing1906 Minnesota shift1910 quarterbacking1910 snap-back1910 pickoff1912 punt return1914 screen forward pass1915 screen pass1920 power play1921 sneak1921 passback1922 snap1922 defence1923 reverse1924 carry1927 lateral1927 stiff-arm1927 zone1927 zone defence1927 submarine charge1928 squib1929 block1931 pass rushing1933 safetying1933 trap play1933 end-around1934 straight-arming1934 trap1935 mousetrap1936 buttonhook1938 blitzing1940 hand-off1940 pitchout1946 slant1947 strike1947 draw play1948 shovel pass1948 bootleg1949 option1950 red dog1950 red-dogging1951 rollout1951 submarine1952 sleeper pass1954 draw1956 bomb1960 swing pass1960 pass rush1962 blitz1963 spearing1964 onsides kick1965 takeaway1967 quarterback sack1968 smash-mouth1968 veer1968 turn-over1969 bump-and-run1970 scramble1971 sack1972 nose tackle1975 nickel1979 pressure1981 1910 R. W. Lardner in Chicago Sunday Tribune 13 Nov. c1/3 He added to the quarter backing honors by kicking his own goal from this final and unnecessary touchdown. 1919 Chicago Tribune 6 Nov. 11/6 Bill Brightmire did the quarter backing. 1940 Washington Post 31 Aug. 17 Intelligent quarterbacking, he acknowledged, is essential to signal barking. 1950 Sport Life Feb. 9/1 Royal, nominated by the coach to take over for Mitchell at the quarterbacking post. 1994 Sports Illustr. 26 Sept. 45/3 Fred passed on to Steve everything he knew about quarterbacking. 2006 Sports Illustr. 7 Jan. 10 Young has..been the most kinetic quarterbacking presence in college football since Michael Vick ran wild at Virginia Tech. 2. figurative and in extended use. a. The action or process of analysing or criticizing after the event; = armchair quarterbacking n. at armchair n. and adj. Compounds, Monday-morning quarterbacking n. at Monday-morning adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > by hindsight quarterbacking1931 second-guessing1946 1931 Los Angeles Times 24 Jan. 8/2 However, that comes under the head of second guessing, just like Sunday morning quarterbacking. 1966 ‘H. B. Taylor’ Triumvirate iv. 30 There was the usual Thursday morning quarterbacking over what I had put in the paper and how I'd put it in. 2005 J. Fredston Snowstruck x. 297 In the post-avalanche quarterbacking that always occurs, I've become increasingly intolerant of hearing victims called ‘stupid’ by casual readers. b. The action or process of coordinating or leading an operation or project; direction. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > direction demeaning1429 stightlinga1500 direction1509 directing1530 amaining1553 government1556 demeanour1644 directory1647 directurea1677 bossing1864 masterminding1924 quarterbacking1938 1938 Chicago Tribune 15 Sept. 29/4 He asserted there has been too much government quarterbacking. 1948 Sat. Evening Post 18 Sept. 24/3 There also should be less of the Western Union quarterbacking from the bench, which frequently backfired in the face of the masterminds. 1960 Guardian 9 May 6/6 The realities of sheer, hard political quarter-backing. 1994 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Nov. a1 [He] will meet today with several university presidents... ‘It's going to take some quarterbacking..some pushing, some negotiating, and I'll be playing that role.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910
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