blackmailingn.

Brit.

/ˈblakmeɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackmail n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < blackmail n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later blackmail v.

The action or an act of engaging in blackmail.In quot. 1841 attributive.

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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > blackmail > blackmailing

blackmailing1841

1841 N.Y. Herald 17 May The worthy and indefatigable Master Hatfield..has been guilty of several little black mailing operations.

1847 B. H. Hodgson On Aborigines India iii. 192 The Bodo and Dhimáls..are never guilty of black mailing or dacoity.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Feb. 4/1 Introducing a system of blackmailing even worse than that which prevailed before.

1956 C. Mackenzie Thin Ice xiv. 183 Mr. Jack Shore has done quite a lot of blackmailing..during his inglorious career.

2003 L. M. Hudson in M. A. Irwin & J. F. Brooks Women & Gender Amer. West 273 Pleasant's work placing babies in homes looked more like charity or reform and less like black market baby selling or blackmailing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

blackmailingadj.

Brit.

/ˈblakmeɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackmail v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < blackmail v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier blackmailing n.

That blackmails.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > blackmailing

blackmailing1859

1859 L. A. Wilmer Our Press Gang xv. 264 The black-mailing system, supposed to have been introduced into this country by the New York Herald, has been carried to the highest degree of perfection.

1879 in Rep. Comm. Senate U.S. (46th Congr., 2nd Session) (1880) II. 35 Did Mr. Merritt tell you..that you were a damned blackmailing scoundrel, or words to that effect?

1901 F. Hume Millionaire Myst. xix. 225 Warrender..was a black-mailing scoundrel, who assumed the mask of friendship to bamboozle Marlowe.

1924 Bk. Rev. Digest 1923 104 551/1 A black-mailing accomplice of Raynor's with secret information.

1998 J. Barnes England, England (1999) 138 Some coarse, collusive, blackmailing humanoid who leeringly licked a pencil between note-taking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blackmailing
释义	blackmailingn. Brit. /ˈblakmeɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackmail n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < blackmail n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later blackmail v. The action or an act of engaging in blackmail.In quot. 1841 attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > blackmail > blackmailing blackmailing1841 1841 N.Y. Herald 17 May The worthy and indefatigable Master Hatfield..has been guilty of several little black mailing operations. 1847 B. H. Hodgson On Aborigines India iii. 192 The Bodo and Dhimáls..are never guilty of black mailing or dacoity. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Feb. 4/1 Introducing a system of blackmailing even worse than that which prevailed before. 1956 C. Mackenzie Thin Ice xiv. 183 Mr. Jack Shore has done quite a lot of blackmailing..during his inglorious career. 2003 L. M. Hudson in M. A. Irwin & J. F. Brooks Women & Gender Amer. West 273 Pleasant's work placing babies in homes looked more like charity or reform and less like black market baby selling or blackmailing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blackmailingadj. Brit. /ˈblakmeɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackmail v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < blackmail v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier blackmailing n. That blackmails. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > blackmailing blackmailing1859 1859 L. A. Wilmer Our Press Gang xv. 264 The black-mailing system, supposed to have been introduced into this country by the New York Herald, has been carried to the highest degree of perfection. 1879 in Rep. Comm. Senate U.S. (46th Congr., 2nd Session) (1880) II. 35 Did Mr. Merritt tell you..that you were a damned blackmailing scoundrel, or words to that effect? 1901 F. Hume Millionaire Myst. xix. 225 Warrender..was a black-mailing scoundrel, who assumed the mask of friendship to bamboozle Marlowe. 1924 Bk. Rev. Digest 1923 104 551/1 A black-mailing accomplice of Raynor's with secret information. 1998 J. Barnes England, England (1999) 138 Some coarse, collusive, blackmailing humanoid who leeringly licked a pencil between note-taking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1841adj.1859
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