riddle-me-reen.int.

Brit.

/ˌrɪdlmᵻˈriː/, U.S.

/ˌrɪdəlmiˈri/

Forms:

α. 1600s riddle-me-re, 1700s riddle-my-ree, 1700s– riddle-me-ree, 1800s riddle-ma-ree.

β. 1600s–1700s riddle-my-riddle-my-ree, 1700s riddle-my-riddle-me-ries (plural).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: riddle v.², me pron.¹

Etymology: < riddle v.² + me pron.¹, with apparently arbitrary extension. Compare earlier riddlemy riddlemy n., and also riddle me a riddle at riddle v.² Phrases 1.In β. forms with reduplication of both the first and second element.

A. n.

1. Nonsense; rambling or meaningless language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun]

jargon1340

gibberishc1557

fustiana1593

hibber-gibber1593

rabble?1593

gabbling1599

rantum-scantum1599

ribble-rabble1601

gabble1602

High Dutch1602

Greek1603

baragouin1614

galimatias1653

riddle-me-ree1678

clink-clank1679

Hebrew1705

alieniloquy1727

jabber1735

mumbo-jumbo1738

gibbering1786

rigmarole1809

gibber1832

rigmarolery1833

Babelism1834

jargoning1837

barrikin1851

abracadabra1867

double Dutch1876

jabberwock1902

jabberwocky1908

jibber-jabber1922

mumbo-jumbery1923

mumbo1931

double-talk1938

garbology1944

1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. 5 It is, as the Law says,—in Nubibus—'Tis Riddle me re—'tis something, and nothing.

1686 T. Jevon Devil of a Wife Ep. Ded. sig. A3 You are not to be told, that Poets are sawcy, very sawcy, mighty sawcy, but your (wou'd be) Poet, or Farce Snipper Snapper, such a Promiscuous Riddle me Re, as my self always super-abounding.

1785 European Mag. 8 463 By this quaint riddle-me-ree, I suppose it is meant that [etc.].

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. ix. 233 Pray, lady Roseville, what riddle-me-ree is this?

1818 J. Keats in Champion 4 Jan. 10/2 Not omitting..any little choice conversation or riddle me ree between him and his nursery maid.

1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 461 Her style is all riddle-ma-ree.

1963 Musical Times 104 337/1 In one scene, the riddle-me-ree of Wander and Mime, it is Mime who is active.

2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 14 Feb. 32 To us, now, it all seems hocus-pocus and riddlemeree, but it was no sillier than the underpinnings of Surrealism, which was then something of a wow in London.

2. A riddle, a puzzle, an enigma; (also) the action of posing or asking a riddle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun]

riddleOE

purposec1350

problema1382

propositiona1382

conclusion1393

divinailc1430

opposal?a1439

riddling?c1475

wordc1480

why1532

dark, hard sentence1535

enigma1539

remblere1599

puzzlement1646

gripha1652

puzzler1651

riddlemy riddlemy1652

puzzle1655

crux1718

teaser1759

puzzleation1767

conundrum1790

poser1793

riddle-me-ree1805

stumper1807

tickler1825

sticker1849

brain-teaser1850

grueller1856

question mark1870

brain-twister1878

skull-buster1926

mind-bender1968

1805 S. J. Pratt Love's Trials in Harvest Home II. ii. x. 299 Here lives that sweet riddle-me-ree of a shepherdess... I suspect that a good battle lies at the bottom of that damsel's history.

1937 Times 22 Dec. 13/5 A little exercise in the gentle pastime of riddle-me-ree might not be out of place.

1961 D. I. Power 500 Picture Puzzles 47 Here is a riddle-me-ree with pictures.

2006 M. Brunsdale Gumshoes 269 A year after a pretty Swedish student disappeared, a complex ‘riddle-me-ree’, an anonymous five-stanza poem sent to the Thames police..suggests the location of her body.

B. int.

‘Here's a riddle’, ‘answer this riddle’; (also) ‘tell me this’. Cf. riddle me this at riddle v.² Phrases 3.

ΚΠ

1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. iv. 35 Riddle my Riddle, my ree, And tell me what my Riddle shall be.

1710 J. Addison Whig Examiner No. 1. ⁋3 Riddle my ree, what is this?

1730 ‘T. Thumb’ Helter Skelter Way of Writing 50 They argued upon it in the familiar Phrase of Riddle my Riddle my Ree, &c.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. vi. 224 Riddle-me, riddle-me-ree, perhaps you can't tell me what this may be?—No, upon my life I can't. I give it up!

1904 K. L. Montgomery Major Weir viii. 98 Riddle-me-ree! Your answer makes nothing plain but your impudence!

1999 A. Strati Organization & Aesthetics i. 9 It is a game that children then reproduce by asking each other: ‘Riddle-me-ree. What colour is..’.

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

单词	riddle-me-ree
释义	riddle-me-reen.int. Brit. /ˌrɪdlmᵻˈriː/, U.S. /ˌrɪdəlmiˈri/ Forms: α. 1600s riddle-me-re, 1700s riddle-my-ree, 1700s– riddle-me-ree, 1800s riddle-ma-ree. β. 1600s–1700s riddle-my-riddle-my-ree, 1700s riddle-my-riddle-me-ries (plural). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: riddle v.², me pron.¹ Etymology: < riddle v.² + me pron.¹, with apparently arbitrary extension. Compare earlier riddlemy riddlemy n., and also riddle me a riddle at riddle v.² Phrases 1.In β. forms with reduplication of both the first and second element. A. n. 1. Nonsense; rambling or meaningless language. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] jargon1340 gibberishc1557 fustiana1593 hibber-gibber1593 rabble?1593 gabbling1599 rantum-scantum1599 ribble-rabble1601 gabble1602 High Dutch1602 Greek1603 baragouin1614 galimatias1653 riddle-me-ree1678 clink-clank1679 Hebrew1705 alieniloquy1727 jabber1735 mumbo-jumbo1738 gibbering1786 rigmarole1809 gibber1832 rigmarolery1833 Babelism1834 jargoning1837 barrikin1851 abracadabra1867 double Dutch1876 jabberwock1902 jabberwocky1908 jibber-jabber1922 mumbo-jumbery1923 mumbo1931 double-talk1938 garbology1944 1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. 5 It is, as the Law says,—in Nubibus—'Tis Riddle me re—'tis something, and nothing. 1686 T. Jevon Devil of a Wife Ep. Ded. sig. A3 You are not to be told, that Poets are sawcy, very sawcy, mighty sawcy, but your (wou'd be) Poet, or Farce Snipper Snapper, such a Promiscuous Riddle me Re, as my self always super-abounding. 1785 European Mag. 8 463 By this quaint riddle-me-ree, I suppose it is meant that [etc.]. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. ix. 233 Pray, lady Roseville, what riddle-me-ree is this? 1818 J. Keats in Champion 4 Jan. 10/2 Not omitting..any little choice conversation or riddle me ree between him and his nursery maid. 1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 461 Her style is all riddle-ma-ree. 1963 Musical Times 104 337/1 In one scene, the riddle-me-ree of Wander and Mime, it is Mime who is active. 2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 14 Feb. 32 To us, now, it all seems hocus-pocus and riddlemeree, but it was no sillier than the underpinnings of Surrealism, which was then something of a wow in London. 2. A riddle, a puzzle, an enigma; (also) the action of posing or asking a riddle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] riddleOE purposec1350 problema1382 propositiona1382 conclusion1393 divinailc1430 opposal?a1439 riddling?c1475 wordc1480 why1532 dark, hard sentence1535 enigma1539 remblere1599 puzzlement1646 gripha1652 puzzler1651 riddlemy riddlemy1652 puzzle1655 crux1718 teaser1759 puzzleation1767 conundrum1790 poser1793 riddle-me-ree1805 stumper1807 tickler1825 sticker1849 brain-teaser1850 grueller1856 question mark1870 brain-twister1878 skull-buster1926 mind-bender1968 1805 S. J. Pratt Love's Trials in Harvest Home II. ii. x. 299 Here lives that sweet riddle-me-ree of a shepherdess... I suspect that a good battle lies at the bottom of that damsel's history. 1937 Times 22 Dec. 13/5 A little exercise in the gentle pastime of riddle-me-ree might not be out of place. 1961 D. I. Power 500 Picture Puzzles 47 Here is a riddle-me-ree with pictures. 2006 M. Brunsdale Gumshoes 269 A year after a pretty Swedish student disappeared, a complex ‘riddle-me-ree’, an anonymous five-stanza poem sent to the Thames police..suggests the location of her body. B. int. ‘Here's a riddle’, ‘answer this riddle’; (also) ‘tell me this’. Cf. riddle me this at riddle v.² Phrases 3. ΚΠ 1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. iv. 35 Riddle my Riddle, my ree, And tell me what my Riddle shall be. 1710 J. Addison Whig Examiner No. 1. ⁋3 Riddle my ree, what is this? 1730 ‘T. Thumb’ Helter Skelter Way of Writing 50 They argued upon it in the familiar Phrase of Riddle my Riddle my Ree, &c. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. vi. 224 Riddle-me, riddle-me-ree, perhaps you can't tell me what this may be?—No, upon my life I can't. I give it up! 1904 K. L. Montgomery Major Weir viii. 98 Riddle-me-ree! Your answer makes nothing plain but your impudence! 1999 A. Strati Organization & Aesthetics i. 9 It is a game that children then reproduce by asking each other: ‘Riddle-me-ree. What colour is..’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1678
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