rubber stampingn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌbə ˈstampɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌrəbər ˈstæmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rubber-stamp v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rubber-stamp v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of marking or endorsing something with a rubber stamp; (also) the imprint of a rubber stamp.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > [noun] > with a stamp or device

stamping1551

rubber stamping1903

1887 Sessional Papers Canada (6th Parl., 1st Sess.) IX. No. 10. 200 Rubber stamping cushions.]

1903 Times 20 Nov. 15/5 It [sc. the cheque] did not bear the rubber-stamping ‘not negotiable’.

1922 R. P. Sorelle & J. R. Gregg Secretarial Stud. vi. 57 The rubber stamping or clock-dating stamping should be performed at one time in order to save time.

1952 ‘M. Cost’ Hour Awaits 24 The first letter of 1919—its address almost obliterated by rubber-stampings.

1995 CompuServe Mag. Feb. 46/1 Once relegated to a rainy-day activity for kids, rubber stamping has been reclaimed by adults who have taken the hobby beyond bunnies and other cute-but-predictable motifs.

2. figurative. The action of endorsing or approving something uncritically.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun]

willOE

allowancec1400

acceptationa1425

allowing1435

approof1439

approving1523

comprobation1529

owning1535

approbation1548

good liking?1560

suffrage1563

acceptance1569

liking1569

pleasure1569

allowment1570

approvance1592

probatum1606

approvement1615

sufferage1622

the light of a person's countenance1649

reception1660

receivedness1661

imprimatur1672

approval1690

sanction1738

go-down1753

rubber stamping1920

1920 R. M. Haig & G. E. Holmes Taxation of Excess Profits in Great Brit. ii. 136 Even though its function appears on the surface to be a somewhat mechanical ‘rubber stamping’ of the recommendations of the Inland Revenue, as a matter of fact the sanction of the Referees is something very vital.

1979 China Now Mar.–Apr. 3/3 A central working conference..took decisions of far-reaching importance. These decisions were..not just a rubber-stamping of proposals.

2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) v. 123 He wanted a rough and ready filtering system to reduce benefits and discourage asylum seekers and was prepared to ignore the fact that such rubber-stamping produces injustice.

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

单词	rubber stamping
释义	rubber stampingn. Brit. /ˌrʌbə ˈstampɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌrəbər ˈstæmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rubber-stamp v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rubber-stamp v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of marking or endorsing something with a rubber stamp; (also) the imprint of a rubber stamp. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > [noun] > with a stamp or device stamping1551 rubber stamping1903 1887 Sessional Papers Canada (6th Parl., 1st Sess.) IX. No. 10. 200 Rubber stamping cushions.] 1903 Times 20 Nov. 15/5 It [sc. the cheque] did not bear the rubber-stamping ‘not negotiable’. 1922 R. P. Sorelle & J. R. Gregg Secretarial Stud. vi. 57 The rubber stamping or clock-dating stamping should be performed at one time in order to save time. 1952 ‘M. Cost’ Hour Awaits 24 The first letter of 1919—its address almost obliterated by rubber-stampings. 1995 CompuServe Mag. Feb. 46/1 Once relegated to a rainy-day activity for kids, rubber stamping has been reclaimed by adults who have taken the hobby beyond bunnies and other cute-but-predictable motifs. 2. figurative. The action of endorsing or approving something uncritically. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] willOE allowancec1400 acceptationa1425 allowing1435 approof1439 approving1523 comprobation1529 owning1535 approbation1548 good liking?1560 suffrage1563 acceptance1569 liking1569 pleasure1569 allowment1570 approvance1592 probatum1606 approvement1615 sufferage1622 the light of a person's countenance1649 reception1660 receivedness1661 imprimatur1672 approval1690 sanction1738 go-down1753 rubber stamping1920 1920 R. M. Haig & G. E. Holmes Taxation of Excess Profits in Great Brit. ii. 136 Even though its function appears on the surface to be a somewhat mechanical ‘rubber stamping’ of the recommendations of the Inland Revenue, as a matter of fact the sanction of the Referees is something very vital. 1979 China Now Mar.–Apr. 3/3 A central working conference..took decisions of far-reaching importance. These decisions were..not just a rubber-stamping of proposals. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) v. 123 He wanted a rough and ready filtering system to reduce benefits and discourage asylum seekers and was prepared to ignore the fact that such rubber-stamping produces injustice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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