Rhea sistern.

Brit.

/ˈriːə ˌsɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈriə ˌsɪstər/

Forms: 1900s– Rea sister, 1900s– Rhea sister, 1900s– Ria sister.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: diarrhoea n., gonorrhoea n., pyorrhoea n., sister n.

Etymology: < -rhea (in diarrhoea n., gonorrhoea n., pyorrhoea n., etc.) + sister n., with -rhea treated humorously as a surname.

humorous.

In plural. Diseases ending in -rhœa or -rhea, as diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, pyorrhoea, etc., personified.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > diarrhoea

diarrhoea1398

squirtc1460

hurl?a1513

gurry?1523

lasking1527

laxity1528

lax?1529

lask1542

skittera1585

looseness1586

scouring1597

laxativeness1610

laxness1634

squitter1664

lurry1689

thorough-go-nimble1694

wherry-go-nimble1766

the trots1808

cholerine1832

squit1841

choleriform1884

tummy1888

gippy tummy1915

shit1928

Rhea sisters1935

belly wuk1943

tomtit1944

run1946

Montezuma's revenge1955

Aztec hop1962

turista1970

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > venereal disease > [noun] > gonorrhoea

gonorrhoeaa1475

gonorrhoea passion1547

running of the reins1569

shedding of nature1584

clap1587

venereal rose1799

Rhea sisters1935

1935 M. B. Cary Mademoiselle from Armentieres II. 65 Oh, the Rea sisters came to Brest, Parlez-vous, Leucor, Gonor and all the rest.

1964 E. Dahlberg Because I was Flesh 131 There was King Soloman's Penny Dance Palace, which was known to the YMCA heteroclites as the temple of the Three Rhea Sisters.

1971 Coming, Dear! 29 And now that famous rendition of I got it bad and that ain't good by the famous Rhea sisters Pya, Dia and Gonna.

2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. 19 Roberts cafe, with its marvellous string trio, known irreverently to us students as the Rea Sisters: Pia, Dia and Gona.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhea sister
释义	Rhea sistern. Brit. /ˈriːə ˌsɪstə/, U.S. /ˈriə ˌsɪstər/ Forms: 1900s– Rea sister, 1900s– Rhea sister, 1900s– Ria sister. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: diarrhoea n., gonorrhoea n., pyorrhoea n., sister n. Etymology: < -rhea (in diarrhoea n., gonorrhoea n., pyorrhoea n., etc.) + sister n., with -rhea treated humorously as a surname. humorous. In plural. Diseases ending in -rhœa or -rhea, as diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, pyorrhoea, etc., personified. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > diarrhoea diarrhoea1398 squirtc1460 hurl?a1513 gurry?1523 lasking1527 laxity1528 lax?1529 lask1542 skittera1585 looseness1586 scouring1597 laxativeness1610 laxness1634 squitter1664 lurry1689 thorough-go-nimble1694 wherry-go-nimble1766 the trots1808 cholerine1832 squit1841 choleriform1884 tummy1888 gippy tummy1915 shit1928 Rhea sisters1935 belly wuk1943 tomtit1944 run1946 Montezuma's revenge1955 Aztec hop1962 turista1970 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > venereal disease > [noun] > gonorrhoea gonorrhoeaa1475 gonorrhoea passion1547 running of the reins1569 shedding of nature1584 clap1587 venereal rose1799 Rhea sisters1935 1935 M. B. Cary Mademoiselle from Armentieres II. 65 Oh, the Rea sisters came to Brest, Parlez-vous, Leucor, Gonor and all the rest. 1964 E. Dahlberg Because I was Flesh 131 There was King Soloman's Penny Dance Palace, which was known to the YMCA heteroclites as the temple of the Three Rhea Sisters. 1971 Coming, Dear! 29 And now that famous rendition of I got it bad and that ain't good by the famous Rhea sisters Pya, Dia and Gonna. 2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. 19 Roberts cafe, with its marvellous string trio, known irreverently to us students as the Rea Sisters: Pia, Dia and Gona. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935
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