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单词 runyonese
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Runyonesen.

Brit. /ˌrʌnjəˈniːz/, U.S. /ˌrənjəˈniz/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Runyon , -ese suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Damon Runyon (see Runyonesque adj.) + -ese suffix. Compare slightly earlier Runyonesque adj.
Language or style characteristic or suggestive of that used in the short stories of Damon Runyon; esp. slang or idiom typical of gangsters or the New York underworld.
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Runyonese1937
1937 Observer 2 May 6/4 Gangster life is not a new subject. The attraction lies in Mr. Runyon's treatment of it, which is droll. Mr. Bentley terms it ‘Runyonese’.
1953 P. H. Bonner SPQR xvii. 150 Runyonese..is the patois which best illustrates the swath which this character is cutting.
1964 E. P. Hoyt Gentleman of Broadway xvi. 249 Librarians were surprised that Runyon continued to be popular long after his style of slang and much of the language which was called ‘Runyonese’ had been thoroughly absorbed in American English.
2000 Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Jrnl. (Nexis) 2 Mar. b2 The players and manager Benny (Bill Gloy, bowlegging around the stage and communicating in fluent Runyonese) lament their fate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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