Rafferty's rulesn.

Brit.

/ˈrafətɪz ˌruːlz/, U.S.

/ˈræfərdiz ˌrulz/, Australian English

/ˌræfətiz ˈruːlz/,

/ˌræfədiz ˈruːlz/, New Zealand English

/ˌrɛfədiz ˈruːlz/

Forms:

α. 1900s– Rafferty's rules.

β. 1900s– Rafferty rules.

Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rafferty , rule n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < the surname Rafferty + the plural of rule n.¹, although it is uncertain whether this may show folk-etymological alteration of an earlier expression (perhaps as a result of association with Queensberry rules n.).The first element was apparently apprehended from an early date as the Irish surname Rafferty; compare the poem Who Stole the Ponies? by the English-born Australian author W. T. Goodge (1899), in which the surname is associated with supposed Irish belligerence. However, it has also been suggested that Rafferty in this expression shows a folk-etymological alteration of raffertory (also raffatory , refertory ), a variant of refractory adj. with simplification of the medial consonant cluster, which Eng. Dial. Dict. (at Reffatory) records chiefly from Lincolnshire (and occasionally from southern English counties) from the 19th cent. A connection with English regional (Northumberland) raffety ‘(of stratified deposits) irregular’ (apparently a derivative of raff n.³) is very unlikely.

Australian and New Zealand slang.

No rules at all; a system in which there are no rules.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > absence of rules

rulelessness1853

go-as-you-pleaseness1898

Rafferty's rules1918

1918 Port Hacking Cough (Sydney) 14 Dec. 8 Rafferty's rules... A dog is kept to do all the barking on the premises.

1935 Sydney Morning Herald 28 Dec. 11 Rafferty rules may suit Mr Keenan and the Communist party, but they are repugnant to the trade union movement.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 58 Rafferty rules, no rules at all, applied to any system, organisation or contest run in slip~shod fashion.

1959 H. G. Lamond Sheep Station 66 Goin' t' give 'em Rafferty's Rules an' let 'em run with th' ewes?

1964 H. P. Tritton Time means Tucker (ed. 2) 34 The Show adjourned at noon for the races. They seemed to be run on the ‘Rafferty Rules’ principle, but I heard no complaints.

1977 Financial Times 17 May 37/8 Because of the nature of the town and its ‘Rafferty's rules’ violence is a way of life and it is a well known haunt for criminals and tribal outcasts.

2006 Central Coast Express (Wyong) (Nexis) 11 Aug. 7 ‘We welcome any licensed rider with a registered bike in the state forest but if you're not prepared to comply you will be caught,’ he said. ‘It's become Rafferty's rules up there and won't be tolerated.’

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

单词	raffertys rules
释义	Rafferty's rulesn. Brit. /ˈrafətɪz ˌruːlz/, U.S. /ˈræfərdiz ˌrulz/, Australian English /ˌræfətiz ˈruːlz/, /ˌræfədiz ˈruːlz/, New Zealand English /ˌrɛfədiz ˈruːlz/ Forms: α. 1900s– Rafferty's rules. β. 1900s– Rafferty rules. Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rafferty , rule n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < the surname Rafferty + the plural of rule n.¹, although it is uncertain whether this may show folk-etymological alteration of an earlier expression (perhaps as a result of association with Queensberry rules n.).The first element was apparently apprehended from an early date as the Irish surname Rafferty; compare the poem Who Stole the Ponies? by the English-born Australian author W. T. Goodge (1899), in which the surname is associated with supposed Irish belligerence. However, it has also been suggested that Rafferty in this expression shows a folk-etymological alteration of raffertory (also raffatory , refertory ), a variant of refractory adj. with simplification of the medial consonant cluster, which Eng. Dial. Dict. (at Reffatory) records chiefly from Lincolnshire (and occasionally from southern English counties) from the 19th cent. A connection with English regional (Northumberland) raffety ‘(of stratified deposits) irregular’ (apparently a derivative of raff n.³) is very unlikely. Australian and New Zealand slang. No rules at all; a system in which there are no rules. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > absence of rules rulelessness1853 go-as-you-pleaseness1898 Rafferty's rules1918 1918 Port Hacking Cough (Sydney) 14 Dec. 8 Rafferty's rules... A dog is kept to do all the barking on the premises. 1935 Sydney Morning Herald 28 Dec. 11 Rafferty rules may suit Mr Keenan and the Communist party, but they are repugnant to the trade union movement. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 58 Rafferty rules, no rules at all, applied to any system, organisation or contest run in slip~shod fashion. 1959 H. G. Lamond Sheep Station 66 Goin' t' give 'em Rafferty's Rules an' let 'em run with th' ewes? 1964 H. P. Tritton Time means Tucker (ed. 2) 34 The Show adjourned at noon for the races. They seemed to be run on the ‘Rafferty Rules’ principle, but I heard no complaints. 1977 Financial Times 17 May 37/8 Because of the nature of the town and its ‘Rafferty's rules’ violence is a way of life and it is a well known haunt for criminals and tribal outcasts. 2006 Central Coast Express (Wyong) (Nexis) 11 Aug. 7 ‘We welcome any licensed rider with a registered bike in the state forest but if you're not prepared to comply you will be caught,’ he said. ‘It's become Rafferty's rules up there and won't be tolerated.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1918
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