scribble-scrabblev.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪblˌskrabl/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪb(ə)lˌskræb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: scribble-scrabble n.

Etymology: < scribble-scrabble n. Compare earlier scribble-scrabble adv., scribble-scrabble adj. Compare also earlier scribble v.¹

colloquial.

intransitive. To scribble; (in early use) to compose a piece of writing quickly or carelessly; (later) to write in an irregular or untidy hand; to doodle. Also transitive with the same meaning.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > write in specific style [verb (intransitive)] > illegibly or untidily

scrabble1537

scribble1573

to scrawl it1611

scribble-scrabble1847

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > write in specific style [verb (transitive)] > illegibly or untidily

scribblec1456

bescribble1582

scrawl1612

scratch1806

scribble-scrabble1847

scrabble1856

squiggle1942

1847 Ladies' Repository Apr. 386/2 If they know how to handle a pen, must they be always ‘scribble scrabbling’?

1860 W. Collins Woman in White in All Year Round 14 Apr. 5/1 The respectable lawyers who scribble-scrabble your deeds and your wills.

1915 F. F. Williams Soul on Fire x. 132 When these queer notions pop into his head, he seizes a pen and scribble-scrabbles till he gets them out of his system.

1977 Universal Voter Registration Act 1977 29 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (95th Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Misc. Doc. No. 144) Election officials that ‘scribble-scrabbled’ signatures and then voted for deceased or missing voters.

2002 Callaloo 25 369 Bernie is scribble-scrabbling on his paper place mat with Bob's Big Boy crayons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scribble-scrabbleadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪblˌskrabl/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪb(ə)lˌskræb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s scrible-scrable, 1600s– scribble-scrabble.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: scribble n.

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of scribble n. Compare scribble-scrabble v.

colloquial.

†A. adv.

In a scribbling or scrawling manner. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adverb] > illegibly or untidily

scribblingly1577

scribble-scrabble1590

scribbledly1681

illegibly1818

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. D3^v A Iewes letter scrible scrable ouer the Copurtenaunce of a mans countenance, will dash a body wickedly.

B. n.

1. A scribbled or scrawled message, drawing, etc.; (also) a worthless or trivial piece of writing. Also as a mass noun: worthless or trivial writing.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting > untidy or illegible

scribbling1536

scribble-scrabble1602

scrawling1612

scrawl1710

scrawls1728

hieroglyphic1742

scoteinography1779

scratch1785

pot-hookery1795

hen scrat1825

cryptogram1827

scribble1828

griffonage1832

hen-scratching1851

chicken scratches1863

hieroglyph1875

1602 W. Watson tr. E. Pasquier Iesuites Catech. iii. xx. f. 199^v If I knew what he were that hath made these scribble-scrabbles, (for that was my terme) I would cause the President of the Colledge to punish him openly.

1731 Daily Jrnl. 6 Apr. His Scribble-Scrabbles against Mr. Orator.

1760 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 12 Feb. (1967) III. 232 I see you laugh..at the vanity of my supposing any thing valuable in my scribble scrabbles.

1839 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1866) III. 145 I am running on into idle ‘scribble scrabble’ about a matter now passed away.

1858 W. Collins in Atlantic Monthly Apr. 718/2 I enclose, with this, the pages of feeble scribble-scrabble which the creature, Sharpin, calls a report.

1934 Denton (Texas) Record-Chron. 26 July 8/2 Incidental scribble scrabble penciled during a ramble through Manhattan at night.

1967 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 30 Nov. 27/2 They [sc. crayons] are made that way..to bring a child's whole hand into play in his early scribble-scrabbles.

2012 E. Laybourne Monument 14 xi. 112 When I opened my journal to bask in my brilliance, it was, of course, total scribble scrabble.

†2.

a. Perhaps: a reckless or impetuous person. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1665 R. Howard Committee i, in Four New Plays 81 By your grave and high demeanor make yourself Appear a hole above Obadiah; lest your Mistriss Should take you for such another scribble scrabble as he is.

b. A person who scribbles or writes (see scribble v.¹ 2a). Obsolete. rare.As a nickname in quot. 1707, with reference to the character's position as undersheriff.Scribblescrabble is the name of a city solicitor in N. Rowe Biter (1705).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > inferior writer

scribblera1556

paper-blurrera1586

by-writer1587

feather-driver1593

squitter-book1594

paper-stainer1596

blur-paper1603

spoil-paper1610

penster1611

inkhorn matea1616

squitter-wit1615

ink-dabbler1616

squitter-pulpa1640

quill-driver1700

scribble-scrabble1707

authorling1752

writerling1802

inkhorn varlet1820

toe-writer1845

pen-driver1854

anonymuncule1859

ink-jerker1865

pen-pusher1875

pseudonymuncle1875

ink-spiller1881

ink-slinger1887

blotter-

1707 Muses Mercury Sept. 216 I'll be your Arbitrator, Quo' Scribble Scrabble; so he op'd The Oyster fat, and at a Sup, He swallow'd down the Creature.

1892 V. Lee Vanitas v. 51 The most impudent amateur scribble-scrabble of all the amateur scribble-scrabbles that England produces.

C. adj.

†1. That scribbles; scribbling. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.In quot. with punning reference to a scrivener named Scrible.

ΚΠ

1696 J. Dryden, Jr. Husband his Own Cuckold iii. ii. 35 That scrible scrable Rascal has fetter'd me in Articles, to get his Fee.

2. Of handwriting or a drawing: untidy, poorly executed, esp. as a result of haste or carelessness. Formerly also of a page: †covered with scribble (obsolete rare).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > bad > illegible or untidy > covered with

scribbled1550

scribble-scrabble1703

overscrawled1879

bescrawled1880

hen-scratched1915

1703 G. Farquhar Twin-rivals v. iii. 62 Uboo, here ish nothing but scribble scrabble Papers, I tink.

1851 W. H. Smyth Ædes Hartwellianæ I. ii. 64 This manuscript is a thin quarto volume.., and for Willis, who sported a very scribble-scrabble hand in general, is tolerably written.

1974 R. Kurz Lethal Gas vi. 54 The scribble-scrabble writing identified it [sc. the letter] as coming from Starr.

2000 Weekly Standard (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Features section) 26 ‘Your mom says you want to learn cursive writing,’ he says... ‘But as I look at your scribble-scrabble drawings, I wonder how you think you're ready.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scribble-scrabble
释义	scribble-scrabblev. Brit. /ˈskrɪblˌskrabl/, U.S. /ˈskrɪb(ə)lˌskræb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: scribble-scrabble n. Etymology: < scribble-scrabble n. Compare earlier scribble-scrabble adv., scribble-scrabble adj. Compare also earlier scribble v.¹ colloquial. intransitive. To scribble; (in early use) to compose a piece of writing quickly or carelessly; (later) to write in an irregular or untidy hand; to doodle. Also transitive with the same meaning. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > write in specific style [verb (intransitive)] > illegibly or untidily scrabble1537 scribble1573 to scrawl it1611 scribble-scrabble1847 society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > write in specific style [verb (transitive)] > illegibly or untidily scribblec1456 bescribble1582 scrawl1612 scratch1806 scribble-scrabble1847 scrabble1856 squiggle1942 1847 Ladies' Repository Apr. 386/2 If they know how to handle a pen, must they be always ‘scribble scrabbling’? 1860 W. Collins Woman in White in All Year Round 14 Apr. 5/1 The respectable lawyers who scribble-scrabble your deeds and your wills. 1915 F. F. Williams Soul on Fire x. 132 When these queer notions pop into his head, he seizes a pen and scribble-scrabbles till he gets them out of his system. 1977 Universal Voter Registration Act 1977 29 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (95th Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Misc. Doc. No. 144) Election officials that ‘scribble-scrabbled’ signatures and then voted for deceased or missing voters. 2002 Callaloo 25 369 Bernie is scribble-scrabbling on his paper place mat with Bob's Big Boy crayons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scribble-scrabbleadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˈskrɪblˌskrabl/, U.S. /ˈskrɪb(ə)lˌskræb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s scrible-scrable, 1600s– scribble-scrabble. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: scribble n. Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of scribble n. Compare scribble-scrabble v. colloquial. †A. adv. In a scribbling or scrawling manner. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adverb] > illegibly or untidily scribblingly1577 scribble-scrabble1590 scribbledly1681 illegibly1818 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. D3^v A Iewes letter scrible scrable ouer the Copurtenaunce of a mans countenance, will dash a body wickedly. B. n. 1. A scribbled or scrawled message, drawing, etc.; (also) a worthless or trivial piece of writing. Also as a mass noun: worthless or trivial writing. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting > untidy or illegible scribbling1536 scribble-scrabble1602 scrawling1612 scrawl1710 scrawls1728 hieroglyphic1742 scoteinography1779 scratch1785 pot-hookery1795 hen scrat1825 cryptogram1827 scribble1828 griffonage1832 hen-scratching1851 chicken scratches1863 hieroglyph1875 1602 W. Watson tr. E. Pasquier Iesuites Catech. iii. xx. f. 199^v If I knew what he were that hath made these scribble-scrabbles, (for that was my terme) I would cause the President of the Colledge to punish him openly. 1731 Daily Jrnl. 6 Apr. His Scribble-Scrabbles against Mr. Orator. 1760 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 12 Feb. (1967) III. 232 I see you laugh..at the vanity of my supposing any thing valuable in my scribble scrabbles. 1839 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1866) III. 145 I am running on into idle ‘scribble scrabble’ about a matter now passed away. 1858 W. Collins in Atlantic Monthly Apr. 718/2 I enclose, with this, the pages of feeble scribble-scrabble which the creature, Sharpin, calls a report. 1934 Denton (Texas) Record-Chron. 26 July 8/2 Incidental scribble scrabble penciled during a ramble through Manhattan at night. 1967 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 30 Nov. 27/2 They [sc. crayons] are made that way..to bring a child's whole hand into play in his early scribble-scrabbles. 2012 E. Laybourne Monument 14 xi. 112 When I opened my journal to bask in my brilliance, it was, of course, total scribble scrabble. †2. a. Perhaps: a reckless or impetuous person. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1665 R. Howard Committee i, in Four New Plays 81 By your grave and high demeanor make yourself Appear a hole above Obadiah; lest your Mistriss Should take you for such another scribble scrabble as he is. b. A person who scribbles or writes (see scribble v.¹ 2a). Obsolete. rare.As a nickname in quot. 1707, with reference to the character's position as undersheriff.Scribblescrabble is the name of a city solicitor in N. Rowe Biter (1705). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > inferior writer scribblera1556 paper-blurrera1586 by-writer1587 feather-driver1593 squitter-book1594 paper-stainer1596 blur-paper1603 spoil-paper1610 penster1611 inkhorn matea1616 squitter-wit1615 ink-dabbler1616 squitter-pulpa1640 quill-driver1700 scribble-scrabble1707 authorling1752 writerling1802 inkhorn varlet1820 toe-writer1845 pen-driver1854 anonymuncule1859 ink-jerker1865 pen-pusher1875 pseudonymuncle1875 ink-spiller1881 ink-slinger1887 blotter- 1707 Muses Mercury Sept. 216 I'll be your Arbitrator, Quo' Scribble Scrabble; so he op'd The Oyster fat, and at a Sup, He swallow'd down the Creature. 1892 V. Lee Vanitas v. 51 The most impudent amateur scribble-scrabble of all the amateur scribble-scrabbles that England produces. C. adj. †1. That scribbles; scribbling. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.In quot. with punning reference to a scrivener named Scrible. ΚΠ 1696 J. Dryden, Jr. Husband his Own Cuckold iii. ii. 35 That scrible scrable Rascal has fetter'd me in Articles, to get his Fee. 2. Of handwriting or a drawing: untidy, poorly executed, esp. as a result of haste or carelessness. Formerly also of a page: †covered with scribble (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > bad > illegible or untidy > covered with scribbled1550 scribble-scrabble1703 overscrawled1879 bescrawled1880 hen-scratched1915 1703 G. Farquhar Twin-rivals v. iii. 62 Uboo, here ish nothing but scribble scrabble Papers, I tink. 1851 W. H. Smyth Ædes Hartwellianæ I. ii. 64 This manuscript is a thin quarto volume.., and for Willis, who sported a very scribble-scrabble hand in general, is tolerably written. 1974 R. Kurz Lethal Gas vi. 54 The scribble-scrabble writing identified it [sc. the letter] as coming from Starr. 2000 Weekly Standard (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Features section) 26 ‘Your mom says you want to learn cursive writing,’ he says... ‘But as I look at your scribble-scrabble drawings, I wonder how you think you're ready.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1847adv.n.adj.1590
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