Birrelln.

/ˈbɪrəl/

Etymology: < the name of Augustine Birrell (1850–1933), English writer and politician.

Used in various formations (see quots.) alluding to Birrell's easy and discursive style, his beliefs, etc.

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1894 Westm. Gaz. 4 Apr. 3/1 ‘Birrelling.’ Mr. Birrell followed with a speech of quips and cranks, pleasantly diverting in a Scotch debate.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 6 Feb. 2/3 How would he like the future chronicler to have to say that Birrellism and Trilbyism were the marked features of 1896?

1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 June 2/3 He was in the habit..of ‘birrelling’ his examiners.

1898 G. W. E. Russell Coll. & Recoll. 212 To ‘birrell’ is now a verb as firmly established as to ‘boycott’, and it signifies a style, light, easy, playful, pretty, rather discursive, perhaps a little superficial. Its characteristic note is grace.

1906 Daily Chron. 16 Feb. 4/7 It's a two to one chance..Religion, Irreligion, and Birreligion.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 23 Feb. 3/1 The House rejoiced to hear a new Birrellism.

1906 Daily Chron. 29 Dec. 3/5 A Birrelline Christmas card.

1937 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Apr. 271 Birrelled out of his pose of sympathy.

1937 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Apr. 271 The Birrellian obiter dictum, fatal to a political reputation.

1960 Times 9 May 16/2 Barrie-isms became even more popular than once Birrellisms had been.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	birrell
释义	Birrelln. /ˈbɪrəl/ Etymology: < the name of Augustine Birrell (1850–1933), English writer and politician. Used in various formations (see quots.) alluding to Birrell's easy and discursive style, his beliefs, etc. ΚΠ 1894 Westm. Gaz. 4 Apr. 3/1 ‘Birrelling.’ Mr. Birrell followed with a speech of quips and cranks, pleasantly diverting in a Scotch debate. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 6 Feb. 2/3 How would he like the future chronicler to have to say that Birrellism and Trilbyism were the marked features of 1896? 1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 June 2/3 He was in the habit..of ‘birrelling’ his examiners. 1898 G. W. E. Russell Coll. & Recoll. 212 To ‘birrell’ is now a verb as firmly established as to ‘boycott’, and it signifies a style, light, easy, playful, pretty, rather discursive, perhaps a little superficial. Its characteristic note is grace. 1906 Daily Chron. 16 Feb. 4/7 It's a two to one chance..Religion, Irreligion, and Birreligion. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 23 Feb. 3/1 The House rejoiced to hear a new Birrellism. 1906 Daily Chron. 29 Dec. 3/5 A Birrelline Christmas card. 1937 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Apr. 271 Birrelled out of his pose of sympathy. 1937 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Apr. 271 The Birrellian obiter dictum, fatal to a political reputation. 1960 Times 9 May 16/2 Barrie-isms became even more popular than once Birrellisms had been. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1894
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