show-meadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊmiː/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊˌmi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show v., me pron.¹

Etymology: < show v. + me pron.¹, in sense 1 after the expression I'm from Missouri, you'll have to show me at Missouri n. and adj. Phrases, with allusion to the reputation for scepticism attributed to inhabitants of that state.

(attributive). colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

1. Also with capital initial(s). Designating or relating to the State of Missouri or its inhabitants. Esp. in Show-Me State: (a nickname for) Missouri.

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1895 Omaha (Nebraska) Morning World-Herald 13 Aug. 2/1 The wheelmen settled down early in the evening to the old grind, with Hall still in the lead, setting a regular old ‘show me’ pace, but Clark got cold in the rear and came to the front... ‘Missouri!’..soon slipped to the front again.

1897 Sioux City (Iowa) Jrnl. 28 Sept. 3/7 The unsophisticated fellow from the ‘show me’ state.

1921 Jersey Bull. 15 June 1471/3 Very few states can claim such a great showing as the ‘show me’ farmers are putting up.

1958 South Central Bull. 18 22/1 He..was married to a woman from the Show-me State.

1967 Independent (Pasadena, Calif.) 19 Oct. a2/3 Helen was born in Carrolton [sic], Mo., another ‘Show Me’ gal.

2013 K. Irvin Love still Stands 7 Everywhere we were met with the lovely hospitality of the great Show-Me State.

2. Demanding proof or evidence before believing something; very sceptical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] > demanding proof

tough-minded1907

show-me1908

1908 Motor Age 19 Mar. 23/1 The Indianapolis merchant is of the show me type, and where he has been shown an order usually has resulted.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 29 July 6/1 These administrators are going to spend a great deal of their time..trying to get money from Secretary Ickes, who appears to be a show-me man.

1949 Manch. Guardian Weekly 20 Oct. 2 A typically materialistic ‘show-me’ American.

1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) i. 37 The premature gray and show-me squint of these Yankees is muddled in with their something eternally puerile, awkward, winning, and hopeful.

2007 A. Corbus & B. Guertin Reality Sells vi. 70 Armed with a laptop, their neighbors' experiences, and a show-me attitude, today's consumers are the most skeptical group of buyers the world has ever known.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	show-me
释义	show-meadj. Brit. /ˈʃəʊmiː/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌmi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show v., me pron.¹ Etymology: < show v. + me pron.¹, in sense 1 after the expression I'm from Missouri, you'll have to show me at Missouri n. and adj. Phrases, with allusion to the reputation for scepticism attributed to inhabitants of that state. (attributive). colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). 1. Also with capital initial(s). Designating or relating to the State of Missouri or its inhabitants. Esp. in Show-Me State: (a nickname for) Missouri. ΚΠ 1895 Omaha (Nebraska) Morning World-Herald 13 Aug. 2/1 The wheelmen settled down early in the evening to the old grind, with Hall still in the lead, setting a regular old ‘show me’ pace, but Clark got cold in the rear and came to the front... ‘Missouri!’..soon slipped to the front again. 1897 Sioux City (Iowa) Jrnl. 28 Sept. 3/7 The unsophisticated fellow from the ‘show me’ state. 1921 Jersey Bull. 15 June 1471/3 Very few states can claim such a great showing as the ‘show me’ farmers are putting up. 1958 South Central Bull. 18 22/1 He..was married to a woman from the Show-me State. 1967 Independent (Pasadena, Calif.) 19 Oct. a2/3 Helen was born in Carrolton [sic], Mo., another ‘Show Me’ gal. 2013 K. Irvin Love still Stands 7 Everywhere we were met with the lovely hospitality of the great Show-Me State. 2. Demanding proof or evidence before believing something; very sceptical. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] > demanding proof tough-minded1907 show-me1908 1908 Motor Age 19 Mar. 23/1 The Indianapolis merchant is of the show me type, and where he has been shown an order usually has resulted. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 29 July 6/1 These administrators are going to spend a great deal of their time..trying to get money from Secretary Ickes, who appears to be a show-me man. 1949 Manch. Guardian Weekly 20 Oct. 2 A typically materialistic ‘show-me’ American. 1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) i. 37 The premature gray and show-me squint of these Yankees is muddled in with their something eternally puerile, awkward, winning, and hopeful. 2007 A. Corbus & B. Guertin Reality Sells vi. 70 Armed with a laptop, their neighbors' experiences, and a show-me attitude, today's consumers are the most skeptical group of buyers the world has ever known. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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