rat racingn.

Brit.

/ˈrat ˌreɪsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈræt ˌreɪsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat race n., -ing suffix¹; rat-race v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rat race n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use probably partly also < rat-race v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or practice of engaging in a rat race (in various senses); spec. (a) The racing of rats; (b) The racing of cars, planes, etc., competitively or erratically and at high speed; (c) The action, process, or experience of working in a competitive urban environment.

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society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > fierce or ruthless

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1912 E. Phillpotts Lovers xiii. 143 Rat racing continued to be their chief sport, and little beyond bones and buttons changed hands over that.

1927 Chicago Tribune 25 Dec. ii. 3/5 Electric rat racing for terriers..will take place at the Stadium club in London.

1937 B. Lay I wanted Wings 92 We were..working in a good bit of unprescribed hell-raising—rat-racing, we called it.

1950 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 23 Feb. 16/7 ‘Rat racing’ as described by the high school bobby soxer is one car racing to pass another.

1960 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News 23 Oct. 1/4 [In model plane flying] ‘rat racing’ is similar to stock car racing with three to six planes in the same circle racing each other.

1969 N.Y. Times 13 Apr. (Book Review section) 52 (advt.) The corporation you work for mistakes rat-racing for accomplishment.

1979 Associated Press (Nexis) 19 June ‘I'm going to get out,’ she confided... ‘I'm tired of all the rat-racing around for poor pay and lots of headaches.’

1988 AutoWeek (Nexis) 8 Aug. 22 To their way of thinking, to give their children the right driver's training is to endorse high-speed rat racing.

2006 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Sports section) 124 Students at Michigan are clearly not accustomed to losing—in life, in libraries, in general apprentice rat racing.

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

单词	rat racing
释义	rat racingn. Brit. /ˈrat ˌreɪsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈræt ˌreɪsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat race n., -ing suffix¹; rat-race v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rat race n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use probably partly also < rat-race v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or practice of engaging in a rat race (in various senses); spec. (a) The racing of rats; (b) The racing of cars, planes, etc., competitively or erratically and at high speed; (c) The action, process, or experience of working in a competitive urban environment. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > struggle to maintain position in life or work > action of rat racing1912 society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > fierce or ruthless dog-eat-dog1822 rat racing1912 1912 E. Phillpotts Lovers xiii. 143 Rat racing continued to be their chief sport, and little beyond bones and buttons changed hands over that. 1927 Chicago Tribune 25 Dec. ii. 3/5 Electric rat racing for terriers..will take place at the Stadium club in London. 1937 B. Lay I wanted Wings 92 We were..working in a good bit of unprescribed hell-raising—rat-racing, we called it. 1950 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 23 Feb. 16/7 ‘Rat racing’ as described by the high school bobby soxer is one car racing to pass another. 1960 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News 23 Oct. 1/4 [In model plane flying] ‘rat racing’ is similar to stock car racing with three to six planes in the same circle racing each other. 1969 N.Y. Times 13 Apr. (Book Review section) 52 (advt.) The corporation you work for mistakes rat-racing for accomplishment. 1979 Associated Press (Nexis) 19 June ‘I'm going to get out,’ she confided... ‘I'm tired of all the rat-racing around for poor pay and lots of headaches.’ 1988 AutoWeek (Nexis) 8 Aug. 22 To their way of thinking, to give their children the right driver's training is to endorse high-speed rat racing. 2006 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Sports section) 124 Students at Michigan are clearly not accustomed to losing—in life, in libraries, in general apprentice rat racing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1912
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