单词 | razzle |
释义 | razzlen. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. = razzle-dazzle n. 1. Flashy or showy action, of a sort which dazzles, confuses, or causes a commotion, esp. as a ploy to distract or deceive; (hence) deception perpetrated by this means; an instance of this. Earliest in †to give the razzle: to bamboozle, confuse, or distract by showy actions; (also) †to get the razzle: to be confused, bamboozled, or distracted by such actions. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > (an) ostentatious display pompc1330 vaunterya1492 pomping pridec1503 braga1513 flaunt-a-flaunt1576 plume1580 affecting1584 top and topgallant1593 ruffle1609 parado1621 riota1649 flutter1667 show1713 sprunk1746 to make a splash1804 show-off1811 paraffle1816 shine1819 splurge1828 gaud1831 spludge1831 poppy-show1860 razzle1885 razzmatazz1917 foofaraw1933 showbiz1970 glitz1977 1885 Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer 30 June 4/6 (heading) A Young News Agent Gives a Countryman the Razzle for Five Dollars... Scott made himself very agreeable with Harris, and when near the city asked Harris to give him a $10 bill for that amount in change. Harris did so..and..found that he was $5 short. He ran after Scott, but that individual had disappeared. 1886 Boston Daily Globe 11 Sept. 2/5 Both the leading clubs got the ‘razzle’ yesterday. To ‘razzle’ means to use up—get the best of—or words to that effect. 1977 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 10 Feb. 10/4 TelAuc is the one time of year when noncommercial, normally low-key WCNY screens nine nights of solid commercialism, accompanied by razzle and frenetic activity. 1989 Sport Dec. 40/3 Edwards, a funky little guard, will likely have to lose some of his razzle to get time off the pine. 2006 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Dec. 13 Amid the pink and silver streamers, the gay disco anthems and the sheer razzle of the occasion. 2. Chiefly British. A boisterous or wildly riotous outing or celebration; a spree. Frequently in on the razzle. Cf. razzle-dazzle n. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > noisy or riotous revela1375 riotc1440 revel-rout1587 wassail1603 randan1640 rant1650 high-go1774 splore?a1786 gilravagea1796 spree1804 lark1811 spray1813 shindy1821 randy1825 randy-dandy1835 batter1839 flare-up1844 barney1850 jamboree1868 tear1869 whoop-up1876 beano1888 razzle1892 razzle-dazzle1893 bash1901 1892 St. James's Gaz. 16 June 4/2 He hoped soon to join her in Scotland and be married. ‘Ah, I see; on the razzle for the last time.’ 1901 H. V. Esmond Wilderness i. 9 Jack and I are out on the razzle. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xlix. 249 We won't 'alf go on the razzle. 1927 Daily Express 2 June 6/4 Its heroine..is a Frenchman's idea of a great English lady out on the razzle. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xxvi. 201 I've got three [absentees]... One's off on a razzle. 1978 ‘L. Black’ Foursome vii. 56 He loved making new friends, joining up with them for a razzle in the nightspots. 1997 Independent 29 Apr. (Network Plus section) 6/3 We meet up at weekends and go out on the razzle together. 3. = razzle-dazzle n. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > other rides wiggle-waggle1825 helter-skelter lighthouse1906 cakewalk1908 flip-flap1908 ghost train1931 tunnel of love1954 log flume1963 razzle1969 flume1978 1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 1/1 His specialty is ‘Razzle’, a game that in one form or another has entranced fair-goers since ancient times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). razzlev.1 English regional (northern and midlands). transitive. To cook (meat) so that the outside is singed or burnt but the inside is not thoroughly cooked; to scorch. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > singe singec1000 sweal1543 razzle1855 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 138 The meat was only razzled. 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Razzle, to cooke meat at or over the fire, only superficially; to brown or scorch the outside. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 91/2 Razzle, to scorch, to broil (chiefly applied to cooking). 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 242/2 Razzle, to cook a large piece of meat at such a high temperature that the outside of it is singed or burned to a crisp and the inside is still almost raw. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). razzlev.2 1. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). Chiefly in collocation with dazzle: = razzle-dazzle v. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1889 Lima (Ohio) Daily Times 16 July 3/2 Ere he could finish a page they were razzled. 1937 Los Angeles Times 21 Nov. i. 20/5 A twenty-point explosion that razzled and dazzled like a fireworks factory going up in flames. 1985 Adweek (U.S.) (Nexis) 1 Mar. FCB razzled and dazzled with the Levi 501 Blues. 2006 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 30 June r3 Prepare to be razzled and dazzled by the music. 2. intransitive. British colloquial. To enjoy oneself; to have a wild or riotous time; to go ‘on the razzle’. Cf. razzle n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > make merry [verb (intransitive)] > noisy or riotous revelc1390 ragea1400 roara1450 jet?1518 tirl on the berry?1520 roist1563 roist1574 revel1580 domineer1592 ranta1616 roister1663 scour1673 tory-rory1685 scheme1738 to run the rig1750 gilravagea1760 splore?a1799 spree1859 to go on the (or a) bend1863 to flare up1869 to whoop it up1873 to paint the town (red)1882 razzle1908 to make whoopee1920 boogie1929 to beat it up1933 ball1946 rave1961 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > live sensually [verb (intransitive)] > indulge in debauchery > go on a debauch to go on the (or a) bend1863 razzle1908 1908 G. B. Shaw Lett. to Granville Barker (1956) 120 He will probably put it to you whether, as a gentleman, you can ask for a salary when you have been doing nothing but razzling in America. 1951 E. Bagnold Loved & Envied iii. 39 We ought to be fairly flush... It's not an expensive island. We ought to be able to razzle a bit, if there's anywhere to razzle. 2002 Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. I wonder whether Cocker was ever embarrassed by some of the things he did and said when he was razzling around town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885v.11855v.21889 |
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