rantum-scantumint.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrantəmˌskantəm/, U.S.

/ˈræn(t)əmˌskæn(t)əm/

Forms: 1500s 1800s rantam-scantam, 1600s– rantum-scantum, 1700s–1800s rantum-skantum.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: A rhyming compound, of uncertain origin; perhaps compare earlier random n. and slightly later rant v. Compare e.g. higgledy-piggledy adv., harum-scarum adv., helter-skelter adv., etc.

†A. int.

Used as a disparaging or rousing chant or chorus. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun]

jargon1340

gibberishc1557

fustiana1593

hibber-gibber1593

rabble?1593

gabbling1599

rantum-scantum1599

ribble-rabble1601

gabble1602

High Dutch1602

Greek1603

baragouin1614

galimatias1653

riddle-me-ree1678

clink-clank1679

Hebrew1705

alieniloquy1727

jabber1735

mumbo-jumbo1738

gibbering1786

rigmarole1809

gibber1832

rigmarolery1833

Babelism1834

jargoning1837

barrikin1851

abracadabra1867

double Dutch1876

jabberwock1902

jabberwocky1908

jibber-jabber1922

mumbo-jumbery1923

mumbo1931

double-talk1938

garbology1944

1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. C^v Rantam Scantam, Rogues follow your leader.

1670 J. Dryden & W. Davenant Shakespeare's Tempest iv. 63 I found her..singing Tory, Rory, and Ranthum, Scantum, with her own natural Brother.

1717 W. Taverner Artful Husband (new ed.) iv. 42 In short, we are to sing rantum scantum, and be everlastingly merry, now your Aunt's married.

1760 Did you ever see such Damned Stuff? (title page) Rantum-skantum is the Word, and Nonsense shall ensue.

1773 J. Robertson Poems (rev. ed.) 239 Drink Popery's Health, and Confusion to George : ‘Rantum Scantum, ye Dogs, away and rejoice.’

1820 J. Trumbull Poet. Wks. II. 225 (note) They [sc. the Cavaliers] had a favorite ballad suited to the times... Its chorus was ‘Sing tory rory, rantum scantum, tory rory row.’

B. n.

Reckless or heedless behaviour, (in early use) esp. wild or uninhibited sexual activity; (also) disorderly nonsense. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun]

derayc1300

disray13..

disordinancec1374

unordaininga1382

perturbationa1398

disarrayc1410

misordera1513

disorder1530

confusionc1540

mistemper1549

indisposition1598

ataxy1615

disordination1626

indigestion1630

tumble1634

discomposure1641

incomposure1644

dyscrasy1647

dislocation1659

disarrayment1661

disjuncture1683

rack and manger1687

rantum-scantum1695

derangement1737

disarrangement1790

misarray1810

havoc1812

unhingement1817

mingle-mangleness1827

bedevilment1843

higgledy-piggledyness1854

ramshackledom1897

inchoateness1976

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness

recklessnessOE

resec1275

outragea1387

rechelesshipc1390

wantonnessc1390

hastivessa1393

recklesslaika1400

racklenessc1405

recklessheadc1410

headiness1447

temerity?a1475

lavishness1477

hastivitya1500

rashnessa1500

Ate1587

temerousness1598

temeritude1623

wretchlessness1625

hare-brainedness1656

rantum-scantum1695

temerariousness1711

blindness1796

devil-may-carishness1829

devil-may-careness1834

devil-may-care1836

rattle-brain1838

devil-may-careism1841

bullheadedness1858

harum-scarumness1863

madcappery1905

1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests iv. xii. 49 What, Sir Barnaby, in Bed with two at once—Higledy Pigledy... Was this his rantum scantum... To be Marry'd in the Morning—Sir Barnaby and play at leap frog o'er night.

1728 W. R. Chetwood Voy. Capt. Boyle (ed. 2) 13 We soon perceiv'd the loving Couple playing at Rantum Scantum.

1767 T. Bridges Homer Travestie (ed. 2) I. ii. 52 Jove and his queen have had their quantum Of jaw, and such like rantum-scantum.

1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat III. 9 You must be content to walk and leave that helter-skelter trick of running from place to place, and jumping every ditch that comes your way; this is harum-scarum, and rantum-scantum.

2003 J. Blitefield in G. A. Hauser & A. Grim Rhetorical Democracy xiii. 107 (heading) Populist poetry or rantum-scantum? The civil disobedients of poetry slams.

†C. adj.

Harum-scarum, wild, disorderly. Obsolete.In quot. 1695 in a sexual context: cf. sense B.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective]

troublec1374

misorderlya1568

unorderly1578

luxate1597

incomposed1608

methodless1609

tumultuary1609

unordered1621

disorderly1632

higgledy-piggledy1676

rantum-scantum1695

throughother1720

rough and tumble1818

ramshackle1820

skimble-skamble1826

ahoo1828

disordinate1840

disorganic1841

ramshackly1883

rantum-scootum1885

tumultuarious1895

ragtime1917

inchoate1922

higgledya1953

shambolic1970

1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests iv. x There has been Rantum scantum doings within, the Bed's turn'd Topsy Turvy.

1728 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 164 Don't think me the maddest thing in the world for writing such a rantum scantum letter.

c1780 M. Monsey Let. 4 Mar. in J. C. Jeaffreson Bk. about Doctors (1860) II. iv. 83 I shall find rantum scantum work at Cyprus, Paphos, and Cythera.

1783 C. Macklin True-born Irishman i. 18 The people of Ireland are much obliged to you for your helter skelter, rantum scantum portrait of them.

1850 Sartain's Union Mag. Jan. 67/2 Tell that meaching, cowardly, ignorant rantum-scantum scaliwag that I won't, that's all!

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

单词	rantum-scantum
释义	rantum-scantumint.n.adj. Brit. /ˈrantəmˌskantəm/, U.S. /ˈræn(t)əmˌskæn(t)əm/ Forms: 1500s 1800s rantam-scantam, 1600s– rantum-scantum, 1700s–1800s rantum-skantum. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: A rhyming compound, of uncertain origin; perhaps compare earlier random n. and slightly later rant v. Compare e.g. higgledy-piggledy adv., harum-scarum adv., helter-skelter adv., etc. †A. int. Used as a disparaging or rousing chant or chorus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] jargon1340 gibberishc1557 fustiana1593 hibber-gibber1593 rabble?1593 gabbling1599 rantum-scantum1599 ribble-rabble1601 gabble1602 High Dutch1602 Greek1603 baragouin1614 galimatias1653 riddle-me-ree1678 clink-clank1679 Hebrew1705 alieniloquy1727 jabber1735 mumbo-jumbo1738 gibbering1786 rigmarole1809 gibber1832 rigmarolery1833 Babelism1834 jargoning1837 barrikin1851 abracadabra1867 double Dutch1876 jabberwock1902 jabberwocky1908 jibber-jabber1922 mumbo-jumbery1923 mumbo1931 double-talk1938 garbology1944 1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. C^v Rantam Scantam, Rogues follow your leader. 1670 J. Dryden & W. Davenant Shakespeare's Tempest iv. 63 I found her..singing Tory, Rory, and Ranthum, Scantum, with her own natural Brother. 1717 W. Taverner Artful Husband (new ed.) iv. 42 In short, we are to sing rantum scantum, and be everlastingly merry, now your Aunt's married. 1760 Did you ever see such Damned Stuff? (title page) Rantum-skantum is the Word, and Nonsense shall ensue. 1773 J. Robertson Poems (rev. ed.) 239 Drink Popery's Health, and Confusion to George : ‘Rantum Scantum, ye Dogs, away and rejoice.’ 1820 J. Trumbull Poet. Wks. II. 225 (note) They [sc. the Cavaliers] had a favorite ballad suited to the times... Its chorus was ‘Sing tory rory, rantum scantum, tory rory row.’ B. n. Reckless or heedless behaviour, (in early use) esp. wild or uninhibited sexual activity; (also) disorderly nonsense. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] derayc1300 disray13.. disordinancec1374 unordaininga1382 perturbationa1398 disarrayc1410 misordera1513 disorder1530 confusionc1540 mistemper1549 indisposition1598 ataxy1615 disordination1626 indigestion1630 tumble1634 discomposure1641 incomposure1644 dyscrasy1647 dislocation1659 disarrayment1661 disjuncture1683 rack and manger1687 rantum-scantum1695 derangement1737 disarrangement1790 misarray1810 havoc1812 unhingement1817 mingle-mangleness1827 bedevilment1843 higgledy-piggledyness1854 ramshackledom1897 inchoateness1976 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness recklessnessOE resec1275 outragea1387 rechelesshipc1390 wantonnessc1390 hastivessa1393 recklesslaika1400 racklenessc1405 recklessheadc1410 headiness1447 temerity?a1475 lavishness1477 hastivitya1500 rashnessa1500 Ate1587 temerousness1598 temeritude1623 wretchlessness1625 hare-brainedness1656 rantum-scantum1695 temerariousness1711 blindness1796 devil-may-carishness1829 devil-may-careness1834 devil-may-care1836 rattle-brain1838 devil-may-careism1841 bullheadedness1858 harum-scarumness1863 madcappery1905 1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests iv. xii. 49 What, Sir Barnaby, in Bed with two at once—Higledy Pigledy... Was this his rantum scantum... To be Marry'd in the Morning—Sir Barnaby and play at leap frog o'er night. 1728 W. R. Chetwood Voy. Capt. Boyle (ed. 2) 13 We soon perceiv'd the loving Couple playing at Rantum Scantum. 1767 T. Bridges Homer Travestie (ed. 2) I. ii. 52 Jove and his queen have had their quantum Of jaw, and such like rantum-scantum. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat III. 9 You must be content to walk and leave that helter-skelter trick of running from place to place, and jumping every ditch that comes your way; this is harum-scarum, and rantum-scantum. 2003 J. Blitefield in G. A. Hauser & A. Grim Rhetorical Democracy xiii. 107 (heading) Populist poetry or rantum-scantum? The civil disobedients of poetry slams. †C. adj. Harum-scarum, wild, disorderly. Obsolete.In quot. 1695 in a sexual context: cf. sense B. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective] troublec1374 misorderlya1568 unorderly1578 luxate1597 incomposed1608 methodless1609 tumultuary1609 unordered1621 disorderly1632 higgledy-piggledy1676 rantum-scantum1695 throughother1720 rough and tumble1818 ramshackle1820 skimble-skamble1826 ahoo1828 disordinate1840 disorganic1841 ramshackly1883 rantum-scootum1885 tumultuarious1895 ragtime1917 inchoate1922 higgledya1953 shambolic1970 1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests iv. x There has been Rantum scantum doings within, the Bed's turn'd Topsy Turvy. 1728 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 164 Don't think me the maddest thing in the world for writing such a rantum scantum letter. c1780 M. Monsey Let. 4 Mar. in J. C. Jeaffreson Bk. about Doctors (1860) II. iv. 83 I shall find rantum scantum work at Cyprus, Paphos, and Cythera. 1783 C. Macklin True-born Irishman i. 18 The people of Ireland are much obliged to you for your helter skelter, rantum scantum portrait of them. 1850 Sartain's Union Mag. Jan. 67/2 Tell that meaching, cowardly, ignorant rantum-scantum scaliwag that I won't, that's all! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.adj.1599
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