rouén.

Brit.

/ˈruːeɪ/, U.S.

/ruˈeɪ/

Forms: 1700s– roué, 1900s– roue.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French roué.

Etymology: < French roué (first half of the 18th cent. with reference to the companions of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (Regent of France 1715–23), who were said to deserve this punishment; 1780 in more general use; earlier in sense ‘person who has been broken on the wheel’ (1648)), use as noun of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (early 14th cent. in Middle French) < roue wheel (see row n.³).

A debauched or dissolute man, typically one who is wealthy or aristocratic, and (now) esp. an elderly one; a rake, a libertine, a playboy.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [noun] > person

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pavement-beater1611

rakell1622

ranter1652

huzza1660

whorehopper1664

profligate1679

rakehellonian1692

rake1693

buck1725

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gay blade1750

have-at-alla1761

rakehellyc1768

hell-rake?1774

randan1779

rip1781

roué1781

hell-raker1816

tiger1827

raver1960

dog1994

1781 J. O. Justamond tr. B.-F.-J. Mouffle d'Angerville Private Life Lewis XV IV. 225 Young Fleuri, a roué, in the strongest sense of the word, oppressed with debts, a slave to an avaritious woman.

1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family III. 60 Madame Duplin thought..it was much to be lamented, that so fine a young lady should fling herself away on a roué.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xv. 286 I knew him for a young roué of a vicomte—a brainless and vicious youth.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets v. 137 Anacreon died at the ripe age of eighty-five.., a hoary-headed roué.

1920 S. Lewis Main St. ix. 101 No group angered her quite so much as these staring young roués.

1968 G. Legman Rationale of Dirty Joke I. viii. 552 An old roué marries an innocent virgin, but being impotent he teaches her to fellate him.

2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 vii. 216 Farley was a self-centred roué, amusing in small doses but morally bankrupt.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive.

ΚΠ

1837 J. F. Cooper Recoll. Europe II. 79 There is a certain roué atmosphere about them.

1914 Overland Monthly Sept. 323/2 The roue husband of Mrs. Taine offers a toast to the young mountain violin player.

1968 ‘A. D'Arcangelo’ Homosexual Handbk. 79 I was visiting an old roué friend for an evening of ‘multiples’, and upon entering was given my customary drink and an introduction to our partner for the evening.

2001 Q July 115/5 This is roué pop at its best: sometimes hungover and Ray Davies-like; sometimes..drug-eyed and cinematic.

Derivatives

ˈrouéism n. the lifestyle or behaviour of a roué; debauchery.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [noun]

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rouéism1828

1828 Lairds of Fife III. xi. 301 Miss Hyndford seemed determined that she at least should not run the risk of the possibility of his ever discovering through time any symptoms or traces of rouéism.

1902 Studio 26 136/1 Mr. Byam Shaw..intended to illustrate the Book of Ecclesiastes, and to find in its splendid rouéism..material enough for thirty small cabinet pictures.

2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 4 Aug. wp10 That's the great art of roueism: Despite the fact that they know you're a son of a bitch, and it's all going to end badly for them, nevertheless they take the plunge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roué
释义	rouén. Brit. /ˈruːeɪ/, U.S. /ruˈeɪ/ Forms: 1700s– roué, 1900s– roue. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French roué. Etymology: < French roué (first half of the 18th cent. with reference to the companions of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (Regent of France 1715–23), who were said to deserve this punishment; 1780 in more general use; earlier in sense ‘person who has been broken on the wheel’ (1648)), use as noun of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (early 14th cent. in Middle French) < roue wheel (see row n.³). A debauched or dissolute man, typically one who is wealthy or aristocratic, and (now) esp. an elderly one; a rake, a libertine, a playboy. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [noun] > person unthriftc1330 riotor1389 rioterc1440 palliard1484 skyrgalliarda1529 rakehellc1560 ranger1560 rakeshame1598 dissolute1608 pavement-beater1611 rakell1622 ranter1652 huzza1660 whorehopper1664 profligate1679 rakehellonian1692 rake1693 buck1725 blood1749 gay blade1750 have-at-alla1761 rakehellyc1768 hell-rake?1774 randan1779 rip1781 roué1781 hell-raker1816 tiger1827 raver1960 dog1994 1781 J. O. Justamond tr. B.-F.-J. Mouffle d'Angerville Private Life Lewis XV IV. 225 Young Fleuri, a roué, in the strongest sense of the word, oppressed with debts, a slave to an avaritious woman. 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family III. 60 Madame Duplin thought..it was much to be lamented, that so fine a young lady should fling herself away on a roué. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xv. 286 I knew him for a young roué of a vicomte—a brainless and vicious youth. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets v. 137 Anacreon died at the ripe age of eighty-five.., a hoary-headed roué. 1920 S. Lewis Main St. ix. 101 No group angered her quite so much as these staring young roués. 1968 G. Legman Rationale of Dirty Joke I. viii. 552 An old roué marries an innocent virgin, but being impotent he teaches her to fellate him. 2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 vii. 216 Farley was a self-centred roué, amusing in small doses but morally bankrupt. Compounds General attributive and appositive. ΚΠ 1837 J. F. Cooper Recoll. Europe II. 79 There is a certain roué atmosphere about them. 1914 Overland Monthly Sept. 323/2 The roue husband of Mrs. Taine offers a toast to the young mountain violin player. 1968 ‘A. D'Arcangelo’ Homosexual Handbk. 79 I was visiting an old roué friend for an evening of ‘multiples’, and upon entering was given my customary drink and an introduction to our partner for the evening. 2001 Q July 115/5 This is roué pop at its best: sometimes hungover and Ray Davies-like; sometimes..drug-eyed and cinematic. Derivatives ˈrouéism n. the lifestyle or behaviour of a roué; debauchery. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [noun] ribaldyc1300 riotc1330 ribaldry1389 riotingc1390 riotry?a1400 wildnessc1400 arrioutc1410 ramageness1440 ribaldise?c1450 unthriftinessc1450 ramagec1485 riotousness?1535 royet1542 dissoluteness1549 ruffianing1549 riotness1553 wildernessa1616 debauchery1642 profligateness1668 profligacy1693 rakishness1737 rakism1777 profligation1805 rouéism1828 1828 Lairds of Fife III. xi. 301 Miss Hyndford seemed determined that she at least should not run the risk of the possibility of his ever discovering through time any symptoms or traces of rouéism. 1902 Studio 26 136/1 Mr. Byam Shaw..intended to illustrate the Book of Ecclesiastes, and to find in its splendid rouéism..material enough for thirty small cabinet pictures. 2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 4 Aug. wp10 That's the great art of roueism: Despite the fact that they know you're a son of a bitch, and it's all going to end badly for them, nevertheless they take the plunge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1781
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