rannygazoon.

Brit.

/ˌranɪɡəˈzuː/, U.S.

/ˌræniɡəˈzu/

Forms:

α. 1900s– ranagazoo, 1900s– rannygazoo, 1900s– ranygazoo, 2000s– rannigazoo.

β. 1800s– ranikaboo, 1800s– rannikaboo, 1900s– ranicky-boo, 1900s– reinikaboo, 1900s– renicky-boo.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably an expressive formation.Compare also occasionally use of the shortened forms ranicky, renicky.

U.S. (regional and colloquial).

Nonsense, deception; foolishness, fuss, exaggeration; (also) an instance of this; a prank, a trick.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > antic

toy?1518

antics1570

murlimewes1583

monkey trick1653

dido1807

monkey work1830

monkeyshinec1832

monkey business1835

rannygazoo1896

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > mischievous or practical joking > [noun] > instance of

jest1578

jig1592

wilec1600

waggery1604

pleasance1668

quiz1795

practical joke1804

skite1804

skit1815

galliardise1842

leg-pull1893

rannygazoo1896

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax

pratOE

mowa1393

pageant?c1430

jimp?1572

prank1576

jest1578

jig1592

frump1593

trick1605

bilk1664

fun1699

plisky1706

humbug1750

hum1751

practical joke1751

marlock1763

quiz1795

practical joke1804

skite1804

hoax1808

skit1815

wrinkle1817

rusty1835

funny business1838

string1851

stringer1851

cod1862

mank1865

spoof1889

leg-pull1893

rannygazoo1896

shenanigan1926

gotcha1967

to throw a fastball1968

wind-up1984

1893 Kansas Univ. Q. 1 141 Rally-kaboo, irregular, not according to the standard.]

1896 A. H. Lewis in Washington Post 23 Feb. 14/3 Now, thar's a sort of rannikaboo liar on earth, an' I don't mind him nor his fabrications none whatever.

1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights (U.K. ed.) iii. 255 ‘You—bluffer!’ shouted a voice, ‘don't you think you can run any such ranikaboo here!’

1916 Dial. Notes 4 328 Renicky..Also ranicky, or renicky-boo. ‘He wants to run some sort of bluff or renicky on us.’

1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror xi. 204 I'll hang around for a while just in case friend Pilbeam starts any rannygazoo.

1940 Time 14 Oct. 28 Wilkie went to N.Y.C. to tour Democratic Brooklyn... Still he refused to make a..speech, still turned down..pleas..to let loose with a ring-tailed, rabble-rousing rannygazoo.

1947 Sun (Baltimore) 20 Jan. 1/2 A ranikaboo in Arizona would be known as a prank in other states.

1973 S. Robinson in Analog Sci. Fiction/Sci. Fact Feb. 72 Callahan is tolerant of rannygazoo; he maintains that a bar should be ‘merry’, so long as no bones are broken unintentionally.

1994 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 21 Nov. 11 In China, South Korea, the old Romania, places where there's a firm hand at the tiller, you avoid all that rannygazoo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rannygazoo
释义	rannygazoon. Brit. /ˌranɪɡəˈzuː/, U.S. /ˌræniɡəˈzu/ Forms: α. 1900s– ranagazoo, 1900s– rannygazoo, 1900s– ranygazoo, 2000s– rannigazoo. β. 1800s– ranikaboo, 1800s– rannikaboo, 1900s– ranicky-boo, 1900s– reinikaboo, 1900s– renicky-boo. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably an expressive formation.Compare also occasionally use of the shortened forms ranicky, renicky. U.S. (regional and colloquial). Nonsense, deception; foolishness, fuss, exaggeration; (also) an instance of this; a prank, a trick. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > antic toy?1518 antics1570 murlimewes1583 monkey trick1653 dido1807 monkey work1830 monkeyshinec1832 monkey business1835 rannygazoo1896 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > mischievous or practical joking > [noun] > instance of jest1578 jig1592 wilec1600 waggery1604 pleasance1668 quiz1795 practical joke1804 skite1804 skit1815 galliardise1842 leg-pull1893 rannygazoo1896 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax pratOE mowa1393 pageant?c1430 jimp?1572 prank1576 jest1578 jig1592 frump1593 trick1605 bilk1664 fun1699 plisky1706 humbug1750 hum1751 practical joke1751 marlock1763 quiz1795 practical joke1804 skite1804 hoax1808 skit1815 wrinkle1817 rusty1835 funny business1838 string1851 stringer1851 cod1862 mank1865 spoof1889 leg-pull1893 rannygazoo1896 shenanigan1926 gotcha1967 to throw a fastball1968 wind-up1984 1893 Kansas Univ. Q. 1 141 Rally-kaboo, irregular, not according to the standard.] 1896 A. H. Lewis in Washington Post 23 Feb. 14/3 Now, thar's a sort of rannikaboo liar on earth, an' I don't mind him nor his fabrications none whatever. 1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights (U.K. ed.) iii. 255 ‘You—bluffer!’ shouted a voice, ‘don't you think you can run any such ranikaboo here!’ 1916 Dial. Notes 4 328 Renicky..Also ranicky, or renicky-boo. ‘He wants to run some sort of bluff or renicky on us.’ 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror xi. 204 I'll hang around for a while just in case friend Pilbeam starts any rannygazoo. 1940 Time 14 Oct. 28 Wilkie went to N.Y.C. to tour Democratic Brooklyn... Still he refused to make a..speech, still turned down..pleas..to let loose with a ring-tailed, rabble-rousing rannygazoo. 1947 Sun (Baltimore) 20 Jan. 1/2 A ranikaboo in Arizona would be known as a prank in other states. 1973 S. Robinson in Analog Sci. Fiction/Sci. Fact Feb. 72 Callahan is tolerant of rannygazoo; he maintains that a bar should be ‘merry’, so long as no bones are broken unintentionally. 1994 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 21 Nov. 11 In China, South Korea, the old Romania, places where there's a firm hand at the tiller, you avoid all that rannygazoo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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