scorchern.

Brit.

/ˈskɔːtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈskɔrtʃər/

Etymology: < scorch v.¹ + -er suffix².

One who or something which scorches.

1. colloquial. A very hot day.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [noun] > a very hot day

broiler1818

roaster1874

scorcher1874

sizzler1901

1874 M. C. Explorers 25 One regular scorcher we camped before noon.

1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. xxiii. 259 A heavy mist..gave promise of a hot day, and it turned out a ‘scorcher’.

2. colloquial. One who cycles or motors furiously.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist > fast or reckless

sprinter1841

scorcher1885

road hog1887

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless

hell driver1699

scorcher1885

automaniac1902

speed merchant1913

speedster1921

thruster1925

cowboy1928

speed hog1928

speeder1974

1885 Pennell Canterb. Pilgr. Pref. Nor does it seem to us worth while..to record our time, since we were pilgrims, and not scorchers.

1901 Daily Tel. 7 Jan. 8/3 (Farmer) As a result of complaints as to the excessive speed at which motor-cars are driven..the police have been keeping a sharp look-out for scorchers.

3. slang.

a. Something scorching or stinging; a scathing rebuke or attack.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > severe > instance of

choking pear1546

choke-pear1573

a flea in one's ear1577

rattle1652

juniper letter1655

juniper lecture1706

siserary1771

wig1789

a word of a sort1796

rowing1812

wigging1813

sloan1823

scorcher1842

rubdowna1846

tickler1846

slating1881

bawl-out1926

earful1929

caning1933

a kick in the pants1933

rollicking1938

rocket1941

bollocking1946

butt-kicking1970

1842 R. W. Griswold Let. 7 Sept. (1898) 120 The review in The Examiner..is a ‘scorcher’.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xliii. 453 Every time they read me a scorcher of a lecture I mean to talk back in print.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Jan. 1/1 We have no doubt that his ‘letter, in the strongest Saxon I could command’, about the Intelligence Department was, as the schoolboys would say, ‘a regular scorcher.’

b. One who causes a ‘sensation’; spec. a very attractive girl or woman, a ‘smasher’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman

morsela1450

honeypot1618

enchantera1704

peach1710

enchantress1713

sparkler1713

enslaver1728

witch1740

fascinatress1799

honey1843

biscuit1855

fairy1862

baby1863

scorcher1881

cracker1891

peacherino1896

hot tamale1897

mink1899

hotty?1913

babe1915

a bit of skirt1916

cookie1917

tomato1918

snuggle-pup1922

nifty1923

brahma1925

package1931

ginch1934

blonde bombshell1942

beast1946

smasher1948

a bit of crackling1949

nymphet1955

nymphette1961

fox1963

beaver1968

superbabe1970

brick house1977

nubile1977

yummy mummy1993

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person > with striking appearance

knocker1612

stunner1847

scorcher1881

whizzer1947

1881 Punch 29 Oct. 204/2 She was ‘a Scorcher’, was Lady O.

1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 31 She was a 'an'some gal, was Daisy..but..she wos a fair scorcher, jist abart as 'ot as they make 'em.

1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet (1909) 44 A perfec' pair of scorchers.

1935 P. G. Wodehouse Luck of Bodkins ix. 88 When I'd had a look at the young lady next door and seen what a scorcher she is.

c. In Sport, an extremely fast shot or hit.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > motion of ball > types of ball by motion

grounder1849

daisy-cutter1889

rainbow1891

poached egg1893

screamer1896

scorcher1900

swerver1902

slam1931

thunderbolt1959

1900 Dial. Notes 2 57 Scorcher,..a swiftly batted ball.

1943 Amer. Speech 18 104 A batter who hits a line drive (also called a liner or a scorcher..) is said to line it out.

1977 Belfast Tel. 14 Feb. 21/8 He..diverted a scorcher from Pat Spence later in the game.

d. Something licentious or risqué (esp. a book or play).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > that which is indecent

indecency1774

a bit of blue1889

scorcher1942

sizzler1957

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > other types of play

king play1469

king game1504

historya1509

chronicle history1600

monology1608

horseplaya1627

piscatory1631

stock play1708

petite pièce1712

mimic1724

ballad opera1730

ballad farce1735

benefit-play1740

potboiler1783

monodrama1793

extravaganza1797

theo-drama1801

monodrame1803

proverb1803

stock piece1804

bespeak1807

ticket-night1812

dramaticle1813

monopolylogue1819

pièce d'occasion1830

interlude1831

mimea1834

costume piece1834

mummers' play1849

history play1850

gag-piece1860

music drama1874

well-made1881

playlet1884

two-decker1884

slum1885

kinderspiel1886

thrill1886

knockabout1887

two-hander1888

front-piece1889

thriller1889

shadow-play1890

mime play1894

problem play1894

one-acter1895

sex play1899

chronicle drama1902

thesis-play1902

star vehicle1904

folk-play1905

radio play1908

tab1915

spy play1919

one-act1920

pièce à thèse1923

dance-drama1924

a mess of plottage1926

turkey1927

weepie1928

musical1930

cliffhanger1931

mime drama1931

triangle drama1931

weeper1934

spine-chiller1940

starrer1941

scorcher1942

teleplay1947

straw-hatter1949

pièce noire1951

pièce rose1951

tab show1951

conversation piece1952

psychodrama1956

whydunit1968

mystery play1975

State of the Nation1980

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > sensational novel or thriller

sensation novel1856

penny dreadful1861

dime novel1864

curdler1872

dreadful1874

blood and thunder1876

penny awful1880

shilling dreadful1885

thrill1886

thriller1889

blood1892

terror novel1896

penny horrible1899

spine-thriller1912

roman noir1926

spine-chiller1940

scorcher1942

spine-tingler1942

spine-freezer1960

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §281/6 Risqué joke or story,..scorcher.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §590/4 Scorcher, sexer, a risqué play.

1974 P. Cave Dirtiest Picture Postcard ii. 12 Then he produced a scorcher which managed to get itself banned by the country's leading booksellers and nominated for public prosecution at the Old Bailey.

1978 Morecambe Guardian 14 Mar. 15/3 (heading) It's a scorcher at the Duke's. A scorching new show opened at Lancaster's Duke's Playhouse on Friday.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scorcher
释义	scorchern. Brit. /ˈskɔːtʃə/, U.S. /ˈskɔrtʃər/ Etymology: < scorch v.¹ + -er suffix². One who or something which scorches. 1. colloquial. A very hot day. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [noun] > a very hot day broiler1818 roaster1874 scorcher1874 sizzler1901 1874 M. C. Explorers 25 One regular scorcher we camped before noon. 1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. xxiii. 259 A heavy mist..gave promise of a hot day, and it turned out a ‘scorcher’. 2. colloquial. One who cycles or motors furiously. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist > fast or reckless sprinter1841 scorcher1885 road hog1887 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless hell driver1699 scorcher1885 automaniac1902 speed merchant1913 speedster1921 thruster1925 cowboy1928 speed hog1928 speeder1974 1885 Pennell Canterb. Pilgr. Pref. Nor does it seem to us worth while..to record our time, since we were pilgrims, and not scorchers. 1901 Daily Tel. 7 Jan. 8/3 (Farmer) As a result of complaints as to the excessive speed at which motor-cars are driven..the police have been keeping a sharp look-out for scorchers. 3. slang. a. Something scorching or stinging; a scathing rebuke or attack. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > severe > instance of choking pear1546 choke-pear1573 a flea in one's ear1577 rattle1652 juniper letter1655 juniper lecture1706 siserary1771 wig1789 a word of a sort1796 rowing1812 wigging1813 sloan1823 scorcher1842 rubdowna1846 tickler1846 slating1881 bawl-out1926 earful1929 caning1933 a kick in the pants1933 rollicking1938 rocket1941 bollocking1946 butt-kicking1970 1842 R. W. Griswold Let. 7 Sept. (1898) 120 The review in The Examiner..is a ‘scorcher’. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xliii. 453 Every time they read me a scorcher of a lecture I mean to talk back in print. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Jan. 1/1 We have no doubt that his ‘letter, in the strongest Saxon I could command’, about the Intelligence Department was, as the schoolboys would say, ‘a regular scorcher.’ b. One who causes a ‘sensation’; spec. a very attractive girl or woman, a ‘smasher’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman morsela1450 honeypot1618 enchantera1704 peach1710 enchantress1713 sparkler1713 enslaver1728 witch1740 fascinatress1799 honey1843 biscuit1855 fairy1862 baby1863 scorcher1881 cracker1891 peacherino1896 hot tamale1897 mink1899 hotty?1913 babe1915 a bit of skirt1916 cookie1917 tomato1918 snuggle-pup1922 nifty1923 brahma1925 package1931 ginch1934 blonde bombshell1942 beast1946 smasher1948 a bit of crackling1949 nymphet1955 nymphette1961 fox1963 beaver1968 superbabe1970 brick house1977 nubile1977 yummy mummy1993 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person > with striking appearance knocker1612 stunner1847 scorcher1881 whizzer1947 1881 Punch 29 Oct. 204/2 She was ‘a Scorcher’, was Lady O. 1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 31 She was a 'an'some gal, was Daisy..but..she wos a fair scorcher, jist abart as 'ot as they make 'em. 1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet (1909) 44 A perfec' pair of scorchers. 1935 P. G. Wodehouse Luck of Bodkins ix. 88 When I'd had a look at the young lady next door and seen what a scorcher she is. c. In Sport, an extremely fast shot or hit. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > motion of ball > types of ball by motion grounder1849 daisy-cutter1889 rainbow1891 poached egg1893 screamer1896 scorcher1900 swerver1902 slam1931 thunderbolt1959 1900 Dial. Notes 2 57 Scorcher,..a swiftly batted ball. 1943 Amer. Speech 18 104 A batter who hits a line drive (also called a liner or a scorcher..) is said to line it out. 1977 Belfast Tel. 14 Feb. 21/8 He..diverted a scorcher from Pat Spence later in the game. d. Something licentious or risqué (esp. a book or play). ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > that which is indecent indecency1774 a bit of blue1889 scorcher1942 sizzler1957 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > other types of play king play1469 king game1504 historya1509 chronicle history1600 monology1608 horseplaya1627 piscatory1631 stock play1708 petite pièce1712 mimic1724 ballad opera1730 ballad farce1735 benefit-play1740 potboiler1783 monodrama1793 extravaganza1797 theo-drama1801 monodrame1803 proverb1803 stock piece1804 bespeak1807 ticket-night1812 dramaticle1813 monopolylogue1819 pièce d'occasion1830 interlude1831 mimea1834 costume piece1834 mummers' play1849 history play1850 gag-piece1860 music drama1874 well-made1881 playlet1884 two-decker1884 slum1885 kinderspiel1886 thrill1886 knockabout1887 two-hander1888 front-piece1889 thriller1889 shadow-play1890 mime play1894 problem play1894 one-acter1895 sex play1899 chronicle drama1902 thesis-play1902 star vehicle1904 folk-play1905 radio play1908 tab1915 spy play1919 one-act1920 pièce à thèse1923 dance-drama1924 a mess of plottage1926 turkey1927 weepie1928 musical1930 cliffhanger1931 mime drama1931 triangle drama1931 weeper1934 spine-chiller1940 starrer1941 scorcher1942 teleplay1947 straw-hatter1949 pièce noire1951 pièce rose1951 tab show1951 conversation piece1952 psychodrama1956 whydunit1968 mystery play1975 State of the Nation1980 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > sensational novel or thriller sensation novel1856 penny dreadful1861 dime novel1864 curdler1872 dreadful1874 blood and thunder1876 penny awful1880 shilling dreadful1885 thrill1886 thriller1889 blood1892 terror novel1896 penny horrible1899 spine-thriller1912 roman noir1926 spine-chiller1940 scorcher1942 spine-tingler1942 spine-freezer1960 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §281/6 Risqué joke or story,..scorcher. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §590/4 Scorcher, sexer, a risqué play. 1974 P. Cave Dirtiest Picture Postcard ii. 12 Then he produced a scorcher which managed to get itself banned by the country's leading booksellers and nominated for public prosecution at the Old Bailey. 1978 Morecambe Guardian 14 Mar. 15/3 (heading) It's a scorcher at the Duke's. A scorching new show opened at Lancaster's Duke's Playhouse on Friday. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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