quiesadj.int.

Brit.

/kwʌɪs/, U.S.

/kwaɪs/

Forms: 1900s– quash Brit.

/kwʌʃ/, U.S.

/kwɑʃ/, 1900s– quies, 1900s– quiess, 1900s– quois Brit.

/kwɔɪs/, U.S.

/kwɔɪs/.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic kuwáyyis.

Etymology: < colloquial Arabic (mainly Egyptian) kuwáyyis nice, fine, diminutive of Arabic kayyis fine. Compare earlier quaiss kitir int.

Services' slang.

Good; fine, satisfactory. Also as int. Cf. quaiss kitir int. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective]

goodOE

winlyOE

snella1000

winc1275

boonc1325

cleana1375

tidya1375

positivea1398

comelyc1400

kindc1400

kindly?a1425

well-formeda1425

trim?a1513

wally?a1513

bonnya1525

delicatea1533

goodlike1562

sappy1563

bein1567

rum1567

benedict1576

warrantable1581

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

goodlisomea1603

respectable1603

clever1738

amusing1753

plummy1787

bone1793

brickish1843

mooi1850

ryebuck1859

spandy1868

greatisha1871

healthy1878

popular1884

beefy1903

onkus1910

quies1919

cushty1929

high-powered1969

not shabby1975

1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 40 Quies (Arab.), good.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 233 Quash, good; nice. An Arabic word (khwush) in use colloquially on Eastern Fronts. Quash kateer, very good.

1947 D. M. Davin Gorse blooms Pale 199 Our outfit was parked in a cornfield off the track and very quois it was too. We used to go swimming in the Liri every day.

1967 Sunday Times 10 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 46/4 Quiess, good!, capital!

2005 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 9 Sept. 42 I'll see you bardin (later); marleesh (never mind); cooloo (the lot); jiloh (put a move on; hurry up), jildy (quickly); quois (good; OK).

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

单词	quies
释义	quiesadj.int. Brit. /kwʌɪs/, U.S. /kwaɪs/ Forms: 1900s– quash Brit. /kwʌʃ/, U.S. /kwɑʃ/, 1900s– quies, 1900s– quiess, 1900s– quois Brit. /kwɔɪs/, U.S. /kwɔɪs/. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic kuwáyyis. Etymology: < colloquial Arabic (mainly Egyptian) kuwáyyis nice, fine, diminutive of Arabic kayyis fine. Compare earlier quaiss kitir int. Services' slang. Good; fine, satisfactory. Also as int. Cf. quaiss kitir int. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] goodOE winlyOE snella1000 winc1275 boonc1325 cleana1375 tidya1375 positivea1398 comelyc1400 kindc1400 kindly?a1425 well-formeda1425 trim?a1513 wally?a1513 bonnya1525 delicatea1533 goodlike1562 sappy1563 bein1567 rum1567 benedict1576 warrantable1581 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 goodlisomea1603 respectable1603 clever1738 amusing1753 plummy1787 bone1793 brickish1843 mooi1850 ryebuck1859 spandy1868 greatisha1871 healthy1878 popular1884 beefy1903 onkus1910 quies1919 cushty1929 high-powered1969 not shabby1975 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 40 Quies (Arab.), good. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 233 Quash, good; nice. An Arabic word (khwush) in use colloquially on Eastern Fronts. Quash kateer, very good. 1947 D. M. Davin Gorse blooms Pale 199 Our outfit was parked in a cornfield off the track and very quois it was too. We used to go swimming in the Liri every day. 1967 Sunday Times 10 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 46/4 Quiess, good!, capital! 2005 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 9 Sept. 42 I'll see you bardin (later); marleesh (never mind); cooloo (the lot); jiloh (put a move on; hurry up), jildy (quickly); quois (good; OK). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.1919
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