ribbitint.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɪbᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈrɪbət/

Forms: 1900s– ribbet, 1900s– ribbit, 1900s– ribet, 1900s– ribit.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. O.E.D. Additions I. (1993) notes that David Carroll, the programme manager of the television programme cited in quot. c1968, stated in a letter of 1986: ‘I am some seventy-two years old, and I recollect hearing the expression as a child.’ Other sources associate early uses of the term with ‘Mel’ Blanc (1908–89, U.S. voice actor and comedian), but conclusive evidence has not been found.

Originally North American.

Representing the characteristic sound made by a frog, or an imitation of this. Also as n.

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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [interjection] > sound made by frog

ribbitc1968

the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > frog > croak or croaking

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ribbit1990

c1968 in Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (annotated T.V. script for rebroadcast programme) No. 8. 62 That's right. Ribit! I am. I am a frog.

1971 B. S. Banus Developmental Therapist 353 When Sarah sees a picture of a frog, she says, ‘Ribbit’, a word her Daddy taught her meaning the sound a frog makes.

1977 Chicago Tribune 6 Apr. iii. 1/5 Another said he was Bedford the Frog. His message was: ‘Ribet. Ribet. Ribet. Ribet. Ribet.’

1990 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 16 June The peeps, and caws and ribbits in the CBC's Nature of Things natural history programs.

1998 Daily Tel. 12 Oct. 6/2 Instead of going ‘ribbit’, it [sc. the pool frog] puffs out its cheek pouches and sings.

2005 D. Minkoff Oy! 331 The frog replies, ‘Ribbit, kiss me.’

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

单词	ribbit
释义	ribbitint.n. Brit. /ˈrɪbᵻt/, U.S. /ˈrɪbət/ Forms: 1900s– ribbet, 1900s– ribbit, 1900s– ribet, 1900s– ribit. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. O.E.D. Additions I. (1993) notes that David Carroll, the programme manager of the television programme cited in quot. c1968, stated in a letter of 1986: ‘I am some seventy-two years old, and I recollect hearing the expression as a child.’ Other sources associate early uses of the term with ‘Mel’ Blanc (1908–89, U.S. voice actor and comedian), but conclusive evidence has not been found. Originally North American. Representing the characteristic sound made by a frog, or an imitation of this. Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [interjection] > sound made by frog ribbitc1968 the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > frog > croak or croaking croak1573 brekekekex1607 coaxation1642 ribbit1990 c1968 in Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (annotated T.V. script for rebroadcast programme) No. 8. 62 That's right. Ribit! I am. I am a frog. 1971 B. S. Banus Developmental Therapist 353 When Sarah sees a picture of a frog, she says, ‘Ribbit’, a word her Daddy taught her meaning the sound a frog makes. 1977 Chicago Tribune 6 Apr. iii. 1/5 Another said he was Bedford the Frog. His message was: ‘Ribet. Ribet. Ribet. Ribet. Ribet.’ 1990 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 16 June The peeps, and caws and ribbits in the CBC's Nature of Things natural history programs. 1998 Daily Tel. 12 Oct. 6/2 Instead of going ‘ribbit’, it [sc. the pool frog] puffs out its cheek pouches and sings. 2005 D. Minkoff Oy! 331 The frog replies, ‘Ribbit, kiss me.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.c1968
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