billy-be-damnedn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌbɪlɪbɪˈdamd/, U.S.

/ˌbɪlibiˈdæmd/

Forms:

α. 1800s billy-be-dam'd, 1800s– billy-be-damned.

β. 1800s billy-b'damn, 1800s billy-bedam, 1800s– billy-be-damn, 1900s billy-by-dam, 1900s– billy-by-damn.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: proper name Billy , be v., damned adj.

Etymology: In α. forms < Billy, pet form of the male forename William (see billy n.²) + be , present subjunctive of be v. + damned adj. In β. forms < Billy + be, present subjunctive of be v. + damn adj. The motivation for this use of the name is unclear.

Chiefly U.S. regional.

A. n.

euphemistic. Used an intensifier in similative phrases. Frequently in (as) —— as billy-be-damned, like billy-be-damned: extremely, excessively. Cf. billy-o n., as —— as the devil at devil n. Phrases 2b, like the devil at devil n. Phrases 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun]

helleOE

hellOE

perditiona1382

perishingc1384

welling woea1400

hellwardc1400

Topheta1425

gehenne1481

to devilwardc1550

limbo1581

Averna1592

Hades1597

Sheol1599

other place1604

underworld1608

infernals1613

gehenna1623

lower world1639

netherworld1640

pandemonium1667

subterrenea1711

diablerie1776

inferno1834

ballyhooly1837

nether region1839

Sam Hill1839

Ballyhack1843

tunket1871

bogydom1880

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun]

devileOE

Beelzebubc950

the foul ghosteOE

SatanOE

warlockOE

SatanasOE

worsea1200

unwinea1225

wondc1250

quedea1275

pucka1300

serpenta1300

dragon1340

shrew1362

Apollyon1382

the god of this worldc1384

Mahoundc1400

leviathan1412

worsta1425

old enemyc1449

Ruffin1567

dismal1570

Plotcocka1578

the Wicked One1582

goodman1603

Mahu1603

foul thief1609

somebody1609

legiona1616

Lord of Flies1622

walliman1629

shaitan1638

Old Nicka1643

Nick1647

unsel?1675

old gentleman1681

old boy1692

the gentleman in black1693

deuce1694

Black Spy1699

the vicious one1713

worricow1719

Old Roger1725

Lord of the Flies1727

Simmie1728

Old Scratch1734

Old Harry1777

Old Poker1784

Auld Hornie1786

old (auld), ill thief1789

old one1790

little-good1821

Tom Walker1833

bogy1840

diabolarch1845

Old Ned1859

iniquity1899

α.

1849 A. Windeler in W. T. Jackson Gold Rush Diary of German Sailor (1969) 28 [Theodor] looked as big as billy be damned.

1919 A. Stewart Discord 88 Corrupted, bedevilled, diseased, putrescent; in plain language, rotten as Billy be damned.

1993 Canad. Geographic Nov. 43/2 My father had made me a slide out of a salt pork barrel and it went like billy-be-damned down the hill.

2013 E. Williams To Dare Dream vii. 71 Big as Billy-be-damned, I strode in.

β. 1884 Benton (Indiana) Rev. 26 June 3/3 He sat just behind Hoodoo Brown at a table and got drunker'n Billy Bedam.1898 M. Robertson Three Laws & Golden Rule 70 That lunatic of an owner stood on the poop, proud as Billy-be-damn.1981 Conjunctions 1 34 Only the hardiest..managed..to swim like billy bedamn to these states!2006 R. H. Wells We all have Story to Tell 301 The YMCA had bunks there where I could sleep warm. It was colder than ‘Billy be damn’.

B. adj.

Condemnable, damned, blasted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > worthy of condemnation

damnablec1380

woefula1400

vituperablec1450

condemnablea1586

reprobate1593

vituperous1610

vituperious1612

censurable1635

β.

1892 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 19 June 13/1 Their magic wand or panacea is to be flat or billy-be-damn money.

1902 ‘O. Henry’ Round Circle in Everybody's Mag. Oct. 388/2 Them billy-by-dam yaller-back novils.

1998 Southern Rev. 34 587 When you've been staring at this Billy-by-damn keyboard all your life, decade after decade, you get a little thirsty.

α. 1915 Macon (Mississippi) Bacon 4 June 4/2 The recent murders upon the high seas were committed and commended by Germany's billy-be-damned Kaiser.1945 P. Moore Castle Buck ix 146 But that little Billy-be-damned chicken is making passes, or I don't know women.1990 P. Morwood Rules of Engagement v. 98 What the billy-be-damned blue blazes is going on out there?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	billy-be-damned
释义	billy-be-damnedn.adj. Brit. /ˌbɪlɪbɪˈdamd/, U.S. /ˌbɪlibiˈdæmd/ Forms: α. 1800s billy-be-dam'd, 1800s– billy-be-damned. β. 1800s billy-b'damn, 1800s billy-bedam, 1800s– billy-be-damn, 1900s billy-by-dam, 1900s– billy-by-damn. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: proper name Billy , be v., damned adj. Etymology: In α. forms < Billy, pet form of the male forename William (see billy n.²) + be , present subjunctive of be v. + damned adj. In β. forms < Billy + be, present subjunctive of be v. + damn adj. The motivation for this use of the name is unclear. Chiefly U.S. regional. A. n. euphemistic. Used an intensifier in similative phrases. Frequently in (as) —— as billy-be-damned, like billy-be-damned: extremely, excessively. Cf. billy-o n., as —— as the devil at devil n. Phrases 2b, like the devil at devil n. Phrases 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun] helleOE hellOE perditiona1382 perishingc1384 welling woea1400 hellwardc1400 Topheta1425 gehenne1481 to devilwardc1550 limbo1581 Averna1592 Hades1597 Sheol1599 other place1604 underworld1608 infernals1613 gehenna1623 lower world1639 netherworld1640 pandemonium1667 subterrenea1711 diablerie1776 inferno1834 ballyhooly1837 nether region1839 Sam Hill1839 Ballyhack1843 tunket1871 bogydom1880 the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] devileOE Beelzebubc950 the foul ghosteOE SatanOE warlockOE SatanasOE worsea1200 unwinea1225 wondc1250 quedea1275 pucka1300 serpenta1300 dragon1340 shrew1362 Apollyon1382 the god of this worldc1384 Mahoundc1400 leviathan1412 worsta1425 old enemyc1449 Ruffin1567 dismal1570 Plotcocka1578 the Wicked One1582 goodman1603 Mahu1603 foul thief1609 somebody1609 legiona1616 Lord of Flies1622 walliman1629 shaitan1638 Old Nicka1643 Nick1647 unsel?1675 old gentleman1681 old boy1692 the gentleman in black1693 deuce1694 Black Spy1699 the vicious one1713 worricow1719 Old Roger1725 Lord of the Flies1727 Simmie1728 Old Scratch1734 Old Harry1777 Old Poker1784 Auld Hornie1786 old (auld), ill thief1789 old one1790 little-good1821 Tom Walker1833 bogy1840 diabolarch1845 Old Ned1859 iniquity1899 α. 1849 A. Windeler in W. T. Jackson Gold Rush Diary of German Sailor (1969) 28 [Theodor] looked as big as billy be damned. 1919 A. Stewart Discord 88 Corrupted, bedevilled, diseased, putrescent; in plain language, rotten as Billy be damned. 1993 Canad. Geographic Nov. 43/2 My father had made me a slide out of a salt pork barrel and it went like billy-be-damned down the hill. 2013 E. Williams To Dare Dream vii. 71 Big as Billy-be-damned, I strode in. β. 1884 Benton (Indiana) Rev. 26 June 3/3 He sat just behind Hoodoo Brown at a table and got drunker'n Billy Bedam.1898 M. Robertson Three Laws & Golden Rule 70 That lunatic of an owner stood on the poop, proud as Billy-be-damn.1981 Conjunctions 1 34 Only the hardiest..managed..to swim like billy bedamn to these states!2006 R. H. Wells We all have Story to Tell 301 The YMCA had bunks there where I could sleep warm. It was colder than ‘Billy be damn’. B. adj. Condemnable, damned, blasted. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > worthy of condemnation damnablec1380 woefula1400 vituperablec1450 condemnablea1586 reprobate1593 vituperous1610 vituperious1612 censurable1635 β. 1892 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 19 June 13/1 Their magic wand or panacea is to be flat or billy-be-damn money. 1902 ‘O. Henry’ Round Circle in Everybody's Mag. Oct. 388/2 Them billy-by-dam yaller-back novils. 1998 Southern Rev. 34 587 When you've been staring at this Billy-by-damn keyboard all your life, decade after decade, you get a little thirsty. α. 1915 Macon (Mississippi) Bacon 4 June 4/2 The recent murders upon the high seas were committed and commended by Germany's billy-be-damned Kaiser.1945 P. Moore Castle Buck ix 146 But that little Billy-be-damned chicken is making passes, or I don't know women.1990 P. Morwood Rules of Engagement v. 98 What the billy-be-damned blue blazes is going on out there? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.adj.1849
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