recn.

Brit.

/rɛk/, U.S.

/rɛk/

Forms: 1900s– rec, 1900s– rec. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: recreation n.¹

Etymology: Shortened < recreation n.¹, perhaps originally as a graphic abbreviation.In some cases at Compounds 1 perhaps < recreational adj.

colloquial.

1. = recreation n.¹ 3; esp. a break for recreation during a period of organized activity in a school, prison, etc.Recorded earliest in rec league at Compounds 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun]

gleea700

playeOE

gameeOE

lakec1175

skentingc1175

wil-gomenc1275

solacec1290

deduit1297

envesurec1300

playingc1300

disport1303

spilea1325

laking1340

solacingc1384

bourdc1390

mazec1390

welfarea1400

recreationc1400

solancec1400

sporta1425

sportancea1450

sportingc1475

deport1477

recreancea1500

shurting15..

ebate?1518

recreating1538

abatementc1550

pleasuring1556

comfortmenta1558

disporting1561

pastiming1574

riec1576

joyance1595

spleen1598

merriment1600

amusement1603

amusing1603

entertainment1612

spleena1616

divertisement1651

diversion1653

disportment1660

sporting of nature1666

fun1726

délassement1804

gammock1841

pleasurement1843

dallying1889

rec1922

good, clean fun1923

cracka1966

looning1966

shoppertainment1993

1922 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 19 June 6/6 Arrows tighten lead in Jr. Rec. League. The Arrow tightened their lead in the Junior Recreation league yesterday.

1929 ‘R. Crompton’ William iv. 86 Somehow or other the Outlaws got through the lessons before ‘rec’.

1950 P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 176 Rec, used in some prisons instead of the word ‘association’. The prisoners' recreation time.

1998 DEX.357 in S. Champion & D. Scannell Shenanigans (1999) xi. 203 Rec. Anyone who wants to go out to the yard, line up.

2007 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 46 Following ‘rec’, the prisoner is re-shackled and led back to his cell.

2. An area designated for recreation; esp. = recreation ground n. at recreation n.¹ Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > pleasure-ground or playground

playsteadc1175

pleasure1485

pleasure ground1755

playground1768

playfield1808

playland1891

rec1931

1931 E. Raymond Mary Leith v. 170 You saw the mounted specials clear the Rec.

1960 J. R. Ackerley We think World of You 46 The only open space, besides the Rec., in the neighbourhood.

1977 J. Savage Nemesis Club vi. 75 He often goes to the rec. after school.

2006 B. Mason in F. Heidensohn Gender & Justice ix. 172 A comfortable lounge area commonly called the ‘rec’. The office for staff was off the ‘rec’.

2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 22 Nov. 101 Five men with pitch forks spiked the Wembley turf like council workmen at the local rec.

Compounds

C1. attributive. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating or relating to a non-professional sporting league, activity, event, etc., as rec baseball, rec league, rec soccer, etc.

ΚΠ

1922*Rec. League [see sense 1].

1925 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 6 June 21/5 1.30-3.30 Jr Rec. League.

1942 Brainerd (Minnesota) Daily Disp. 23 Mar. (Sports section) 8/3 Rock Spring Sparklers win Rec Basketball title...The Minneapolis Rock Spring Sparklers today held the state recreation basketball championship.

1956 Titusville (Pa.) Herald 17 Aug. 8/3 Recreation Activities. All Rec baseball players are reminded that the summer's program will not be complete until all uniforms have been turned in.

1996 Ice Hockey News Rev. 21 Dec. 28/1 He knew of a Bulgarian playing rec hockey at Swindon and persuaded me to give him a trial.

2004 C. Reyna & M. Woitalla More than Goals ii. 16 Rec soccer was all about having fun and expending energy.

2007 Paintball Games Internat. July 38/3 Well, it's not all going into recball but some of it may well be used to encourage and promote paintball at a rec level.

C2. attributive. Denoting an area designated for recreation, as rec hall, rec room, rec yard, etc.

ΚΠ

1943 J. Cannon Sergeant Says 80 At night he plays a vaudeville show at the rec hall.

1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 153 Rec space, the ratings' recreation spaces on board ship.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 94/2 Rec room, recreation room at Osborne, now closed.

1967 Boston Sunday Globe 23 Apr. b 41/1 (heading) A rec hall for patients.

1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 24 June 18/3 The dance was held in the games room of the rec center.

1986 G. Keillor Lake Wobegon Days 21 Buster spent his declining years on a blanket in Bob's rec room, by my bed.

2007 Australian (Nexis) 15 Jan. 6 An overweight man lounging in the rec yard of Camp Five.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rec
释义	recn. Brit. /rɛk/, U.S. /rɛk/ Forms: 1900s– rec, 1900s– rec. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: recreation n.¹ Etymology: Shortened < recreation n.¹, perhaps originally as a graphic abbreviation.In some cases at Compounds 1 perhaps < recreational adj. colloquial. 1. = recreation n.¹ 3; esp. a break for recreation during a period of organized activity in a school, prison, etc.Recorded earliest in rec league at Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] gleea700 playeOE gameeOE lakec1175 skentingc1175 wil-gomenc1275 solacec1290 deduit1297 envesurec1300 playingc1300 disport1303 spilea1325 laking1340 solacingc1384 bourdc1390 mazec1390 welfarea1400 recreationc1400 solancec1400 sporta1425 sportancea1450 sportingc1475 deport1477 recreancea1500 shurting15.. ebate?1518 recreating1538 abatementc1550 pleasuring1556 comfortmenta1558 disporting1561 pastiming1574 riec1576 joyance1595 spleen1598 merriment1600 amusement1603 amusing1603 entertainment1612 spleena1616 divertisement1651 diversion1653 disportment1660 sporting of nature1666 fun1726 délassement1804 gammock1841 pleasurement1843 dallying1889 rec1922 good, clean fun1923 cracka1966 looning1966 shoppertainment1993 1922 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 19 June 6/6 Arrows tighten lead in Jr. Rec. League. The Arrow tightened their lead in the Junior Recreation league yesterday. 1929 ‘R. Crompton’ William iv. 86 Somehow or other the Outlaws got through the lessons before ‘rec’. 1950 P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 176 Rec, used in some prisons instead of the word ‘association’. The prisoners' recreation time. 1998 DEX.357 in S. Champion & D. Scannell Shenanigans (1999) xi. 203 Rec. Anyone who wants to go out to the yard, line up. 2007 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 46 Following ‘rec’, the prisoner is re-shackled and led back to his cell. 2. An area designated for recreation; esp. = recreation ground n. at recreation n.¹ Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > pleasure-ground or playground playsteadc1175 pleasure1485 pleasure ground1755 playground1768 playfield1808 playland1891 rec1931 1931 E. Raymond Mary Leith v. 170 You saw the mounted specials clear the Rec. 1960 J. R. Ackerley We think World of You 46 The only open space, besides the Rec., in the neighbourhood. 1977 J. Savage Nemesis Club vi. 75 He often goes to the rec. after school. 2006 B. Mason in F. Heidensohn Gender & Justice ix. 172 A comfortable lounge area commonly called the ‘rec’. The office for staff was off the ‘rec’. 2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 22 Nov. 101 Five men with pitch forks spiked the Wembley turf like council workmen at the local rec. Compounds C1. attributive. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating or relating to a non-professional sporting league, activity, event, etc., as rec baseball, rec league, rec soccer, etc. ΚΠ 1922Rec. League [see sense 1]. 1925 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram* 6 June 21/5 1.30-3.30 Jr Rec. League. 1942 Brainerd (Minnesota) Daily Disp. 23 Mar. (Sports section) 8/3 Rock Spring Sparklers win Rec Basketball title...The Minneapolis Rock Spring Sparklers today held the state recreation basketball championship. 1956 Titusville (Pa.) Herald 17 Aug. 8/3 Recreation Activities. All Rec baseball players are reminded that the summer's program will not be complete until all uniforms have been turned in. 1996 Ice Hockey News Rev. 21 Dec. 28/1 He knew of a Bulgarian playing rec hockey at Swindon and persuaded me to give him a trial. 2004 C. Reyna & M. Woitalla More than Goals ii. 16 Rec soccer was all about having fun and expending energy. 2007 Paintball Games Internat. July 38/3 Well, it's not all going into recball but some of it may well be used to encourage and promote paintball at a rec level. C2. attributive. Denoting an area designated for recreation, as rec hall, rec room, rec yard, etc. ΚΠ 1943 J. Cannon Sergeant Says 80 At night he plays a vaudeville show at the rec hall. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 153 Rec space, the ratings' recreation spaces on board ship. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 94/2 Rec room, recreation room at Osborne, now closed. 1967 Boston Sunday Globe 23 Apr. b 41/1 (heading) A rec hall for patients. 1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 24 June 18/3 The dance was held in the games room of the rec center. 1986 G. Keillor Lake Wobegon Days 21 Buster spent his declining years on a blanket in Bob's rec room, by my bed. 2007 Australian (Nexis) 15 Jan. 6 An overweight man lounging in the rec yard of Camp Five. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922
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