单词 | runyonese |
释义 | Runyonesen. 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > style of an author, period, or work > style of specific author Darwinianism1804 Johnsonianism1807 Johnsonism1807 Ossianesque1821 Johnsonese1831 Darwinism1840 Carlylese1858 Macaulayese1859 Ruskinese1863 Ruskinesque1873 Hegelese1886 Kiplingese1899 Borrovian1900 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). < n.1937 |
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