Roedeanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdiːn/, U.S.

/ˈroʊˌdin/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roedean.

Etymology: < Roedean, the name of an independent public school for girls (founded 1885) near Brighton, East Sussex.

British (frequently mildly derogatory).

A. adj.

1. In predicative use. Characteristic of a pupil of Roedean school; (excessively) refined in speech or behaviour. rare.

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1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident 83 Now don't go all Roedean with me, beautiful.

1949 K. Williams Diary 19 Apr. (1993) 41 The daughter in this is absolutely ghastly—really so bloody Roedean it just isn't decent!

2. attributive. Designating upper or upper-middle-class speech, supposedly characteristic of the pupils of Roedean school.

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1958 J. Cannan And be Villain iv. 94 Dropping the high clear Roedean voice she affected and speaking naturally.

1977 F. Branston Up & Coming Man x. 95 A Roedean accent which could have flayed the skin off a waiter.

1998 F. Gray in S. Wagg Because I tell Joke or Two v. 101 Barbara Windsor..recalls that she decided to play her schoolgirl character in Camping with a Roedean plum in the mouth.

2006 R. W. Howe False Flags vii. 68 A French woman officer..addressed him in perfect Roedean English.

B. n.

An upper or upper-middle-class accent.

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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > accent > [noun] > specific accents

Oxford accent1855

Oxford Englisha1894

Mummersetshire1952

Morningside1953

Brummie1963

Roedean1972

mid-Atlantic1975

Estuary English1984

1972 J. Rossiter Rope for General Dietz iii. 31 Her accent was a creamy 1969-vintage Roedean.

1993 Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. Accents range from Roedean, Boston Brahmin to the Bronx.

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

单词	roedean
释义	Roedeanadj.n. Brit. /ˈrəʊdiːn/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌdin/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roedean. Etymology: < Roedean, the name of an independent public school for girls (founded 1885) near Brighton, East Sussex. British (frequently mildly derogatory). A. adj. 1. In predicative use. Characteristic of a pupil of Roedean school; (excessively) refined in speech or behaviour. rare. ΚΠ 1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident 83 Now don't go all Roedean with me, beautiful. 1949 K. Williams Diary 19 Apr. (1993) 41 The daughter in this is absolutely ghastly—really so bloody Roedean it just isn't decent! 2. attributive. Designating upper or upper-middle-class speech, supposedly characteristic of the pupils of Roedean school. ΚΠ 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain iv. 94 Dropping the high clear Roedean voice she affected and speaking naturally. 1977 F. Branston Up & Coming Man x. 95 A Roedean accent which could have flayed the skin off a waiter. 1998 F. Gray in S. Wagg Because I tell Joke or Two v. 101 Barbara Windsor..recalls that she decided to play her schoolgirl character in Camping with a Roedean plum in the mouth. 2006 R. W. Howe False Flags vii. 68 A French woman officer..addressed him in perfect Roedean English. B. n. An upper or upper-middle-class accent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > accent > [noun] > specific accents Oxford accent1855 Oxford Englisha1894 Mummersetshire1952 Morningside1953 Brummie1963 Roedean1972 mid-Atlantic1975 Estuary English1984 1972 J. Rossiter Rope for General Dietz iii. 31 Her accent was a creamy 1969-vintage Roedean. 1993 Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. Accents range from Roedean, Boston Brahmin to the Bronx. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1948
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