queue-jumpingn.

Brit.

/ˈkjuːˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkjuˌdʒəmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: queue n., jumping n.

Etymology: < queue n. + jumping n., after queue-jumper n. Compare later queue-jump v.

Originally and chiefly British.

The action or practice of pushing into a queue in order to be served or dealt with before one's turn. Also figurative: the action or an act of obtaining unfair priority over others.

ΚΠ

1929 Birmingham Gaz. 11 Mar. 6/7 It is now predicted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have a surplus of about £11,000,000 to utilise next month. Applicants are warned that there must be positively no queue-jumping.

1947 Times 26 May 2/7 The best-laid plans of railway companies to deal with holiday traffic may be defeated by a new form of ‘queue-jumping.’

1959 Guardian 22 Oct. 1/1 Mrs. Braddock..complained of Tory queue-jumping.

1965 M. Drabble Millstone 67 Afraid that I would be accused of queue-jumping, I rose to my feet and went in search of authority.

1998 K. Sampson Extra Time 39 While queue-jumping is an inevitable facet of jungle-law, I always try to take my turn.

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

单词	queue-jumping
释义	queue-jumpingn. Brit. /ˈkjuːˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkjuˌdʒəmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: queue n., jumping n. Etymology: < queue n. + jumping n., after queue-jumper n. Compare later queue-jump v. Originally and chiefly British. The action or practice of pushing into a queue in order to be served or dealt with before one's turn. Also figurative: the action or an act of obtaining unfair priority over others. ΚΠ 1929 Birmingham Gaz. 11 Mar. 6/7 It is now predicted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have a surplus of about £11,000,000 to utilise next month. Applicants are warned that there must be positively no queue-jumping. 1947 Times 26 May 2/7 The best-laid plans of railway companies to deal with holiday traffic may be defeated by a new form of ‘queue-jumping.’ 1959 Guardian 22 Oct. 1/1 Mrs. Braddock..complained of Tory queue-jumping. 1965 M. Drabble Millstone 67 Afraid that I would be accused of queue-jumping, I rose to my feet and went in search of authority. 1998 K. Sampson Extra Time 39 While queue-jumping is an inevitable facet of jungle-law, I always try to take my turn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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