softien.

Brit.

/ˈsɒfti/, U.S.

/ˈsɔfti/,

/ˈsɑfti/

Forms: 1800s– softie, 1800s– softy; English regional 1800s saafty (Worcestershire), 1800s zafty (Berkshire), 1900s softey (Yorkshire); Scottish 1800s sauftie, 1800s– saftie, 1800s– safty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft adj., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < soft adj. + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial.

1. depreciative.

a. A person considered to lack intelligence or common sense, or to be easily imposed on or deceived; a foolish, silly, or simple person. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton

innocentc1386

greenhead1576

gonyc1580

ninnyhammer1592

chicken1600

loach1605

simplician1605

hichcock1607

smelt1607

foppasty1611

dovea1616

goslinga1616

funge1621

simplicity1633

gewgaw1634

squab1640

simpletonian1652

ninny-whoop1653

softhead1654

foppotee1663

greenhorn1672

sumph1682

sawney1699

sillyton1708

gaby?1746

gobbin?1746

green goose1768

nin-a-kin1787

Jacob1811

green1824

sillikin1832

greeny1834

softhorn1836

sucker1838

softie1850

dope1851

soft1854

verigreen1854

peanut1864

daftie1872

josser1886

naïf1891

yapc1894

barm-stick1924

knobhead1931

sook1933

nig-nog1953

sawn1953

pronk1959

stiffy1965

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe

foola1382

woodcockc1430

geckc1530

cousinc1555

cokes1567

milch cow1582

gudgeon1584

coney1591

martin1591

gull1594

plover1599

rook1600

gull-finch1604

cheatee1615

goata1616

whirligig1624

chouse1649

coll1657

cully1664

bubble1668

lamb1668

Simple Simon?1673

mouth1680

dupe1681

cull1698

bub1699

game1699

muggins1705

colour1707

milk cow1727

flat1762

gulpin1802

slob1810

gaggee1819

sucker1838

hoaxee1840

softie1850

foozle1860

lemon1863

juggins1882

yob1886

patsy1889

yapc1894

fall guy1895

fruit1895

meemaw1895

easy mark1896

lobster1896

mark1896

wise guy1896

come-on1897

pushover1907

John1908

schnookle1908

Gretchen1913

jug1914

schnook1920

soft touch1924

prospect1931

steamer1932

punter1934

dill1941

Joe Soap1943

possum1945

Moreton Bay1953

easy touch1959

1850 ‘N. Buntline’ G'hals of N.Y. 18 I ain't one o' them softies—no how!

1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. i. 21 She were but a softy after all, for she left off doing her work in a proper manner.

1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 170 He was a softy then,..and being afraid of the rest of us, we put upon him.

1955 J. Beith Corbies 14 Charlie smiled vaguely at them over the counter..for Charlie was a ‘saftie’.

1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1259/2 Sawn, a softy, a ‘dope’: low Australian.

b. A person considered cowardly or weak; a weakling; a sissy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man

badlingeOE

milksopc1390

cockneyc1405

malkina1425

molla1425

weakling1526

tenderling1541

softling1543

niceling1549

woman-man1567

cocknel1570

effeminate1583

androgyne1587

meacock1590

mammaday1593

hermaphrodite1594

midwife1596

nimfadoro1600

night-sneaker1611

mock-mana1625

nan1670

she-man1675

petit maître1711

old woman1717

master-miss1754

Miss Molly1754

molly1785

squaw1805

mollycoddle1823

Miss Nancy1824

mollycot1826

molly mop1829

poof1833

Margery?c1855

ladyboy1857

girl1862

Mary Ann1868

sissy1879

milk1881

pretty-boy1881

nancy1888

poofter1889

Nancy Dawson1890

softie1895

puff1902

pussy1904

Lizzie1905

nance1910

quean1910

maricon1921

pie-face1922

bitch1923

Jessie1923

lily1923

tapette1923

pansy1926

nancy boy1927

nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

queerie1933

palone1934

queenie1935

girlie-man1940

swish1941

puss1942

wonk1945

mother1947

candy-ass1953

twink1953

cream puff1958

pronk1959

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

pansy-ass1963

weeny1963

poofteroo1966

mo1968

shim1973

twinkie1977

woofter1977

cake boy1992

hermaphrodite-

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly

milksopc1390

meacock1526

sissy1879

softie1895

Jessie1923

pantywaist1935

candy-ass1953

1895 Cent. Mag. Oct. 943/2 If the well-initiated inmates discover that he is unwilling to enter into all their schemes and customs, they call him a ‘sucker’ or ‘softy’, and shun his company.

1912 M. Beerbohm Christmas Garland 16 There was nothing of the softy about Smithers.

1926 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Conqueror i. 16 ‘Yah—boo, softie!’ he called over the wall.

1979 Beano 2 June 20/3 (caption) Who did that? No-one to be seen except those softies playing soppy games.

2000 Cornish World Oct. 3/2 He's a former rugby player and no softie.

2. A kind, soft-hearted person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [noun] > sensitive person > very tender-hearted person

softie1877

1877 Tinsley's Mag. June 640/2 She was pretending to cry..but I am not a softy.

1886 19th Cent. Jan. 80 The sentimental softy..who loses his heart at seventeen, is a father at eighteen, and at nineteen is the husband of a dirty trollop.

1914 Maclean's July 88/3 ‘It's cruel,’ said Steve... ‘You're a softy!’ he said.

1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 16 Jan. (1970) 51 A trip that I fear will not meet with the approval of all the members of our family, but which I—maybe I am a softie—very much want her to have.

1999 M. Winfield Smiling Water iii. 18 He had the reputation of being a strict village schoolmaster, but he was a real softie at times.

2003 D. Docherty Fifth Season 209 You're an old softie, really, aren't you?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	softie
释义	softien. Brit. /ˈsɒfti/, U.S. /ˈsɔfti/, /ˈsɑfti/ Forms: 1800s– softie, 1800s– softy; English regional 1800s saafty (Worcestershire), 1800s zafty (Berkshire), 1900s softey (Yorkshire); Scottish 1800s sauftie, 1800s– saftie, 1800s– safty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft adj., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < soft adj. + -y suffix⁶. colloquial. 1. depreciative. a. A person considered to lack intelligence or common sense, or to be easily imposed on or deceived; a foolish, silly, or simple person. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton innocentc1386 greenhead1576 gonyc1580 ninnyhammer1592 chicken1600 loach1605 simplician1605 hichcock1607 smelt1607 foppasty1611 dovea1616 goslinga1616 funge1621 simplicity1633 gewgaw1634 squab1640 simpletonian1652 ninny-whoop1653 softhead1654 foppotee1663 greenhorn1672 sumph1682 sawney1699 sillyton1708 gaby?1746 gobbin?1746 green goose1768 nin-a-kin1787 Jacob1811 green1824 sillikin1832 greeny1834 softhorn1836 sucker1838 softie1850 dope1851 soft1854 verigreen1854 peanut1864 daftie1872 josser1886 naïf1891 yapc1894 barm-stick1924 knobhead1931 sook1933 nig-nog1953 sawn1953 pronk1959 stiffy1965 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe foola1382 woodcockc1430 geckc1530 cousinc1555 cokes1567 milch cow1582 gudgeon1584 coney1591 martin1591 gull1594 plover1599 rook1600 gull-finch1604 cheatee1615 goata1616 whirligig1624 chouse1649 coll1657 cully1664 bubble1668 lamb1668 Simple Simon?1673 mouth1680 dupe1681 cull1698 bub1699 game1699 muggins1705 colour1707 milk cow1727 flat1762 gulpin1802 slob1810 gaggee1819 sucker1838 hoaxee1840 softie1850 foozle1860 lemon1863 juggins1882 yob1886 patsy1889 yapc1894 fall guy1895 fruit1895 meemaw1895 easy mark1896 lobster1896 mark1896 wise guy1896 come-on1897 pushover1907 John1908 schnookle1908 Gretchen1913 jug1914 schnook1920 soft touch1924 prospect1931 steamer1932 punter1934 dill1941 Joe Soap1943 possum1945 Moreton Bay1953 easy touch1959 1850 ‘N. Buntline’ G'hals of N.Y. 18 I ain't one o' them softies—no how! 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. i. 21 She were but a softy after all, for she left off doing her work in a proper manner. 1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 170 He was a softy then,..and being afraid of the rest of us, we put upon him. 1955 J. Beith Corbies 14 Charlie smiled vaguely at them over the counter..for Charlie was a ‘saftie’. 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1259/2 Sawn, a softy, a ‘dope’: low Australian. b. A person considered cowardly or weak; a weakling; a sissy. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man badlingeOE milksopc1390 cockneyc1405 malkina1425 molla1425 weakling1526 tenderling1541 softling1543 niceling1549 woman-man1567 cocknel1570 effeminate1583 androgyne1587 meacock1590 mammaday1593 hermaphrodite1594 midwife1596 nimfadoro1600 night-sneaker1611 mock-mana1625 nan1670 she-man1675 petit maître1711 old woman1717 master-miss1754 Miss Molly1754 molly1785 squaw1805 mollycoddle1823 Miss Nancy1824 mollycot1826 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 ladyboy1857 girl1862 Mary Ann1868 sissy1879 milk1881 pretty-boy1881 nancy1888 poofter1889 Nancy Dawson1890 softie1895 puff1902 pussy1904 Lizzie1905 nance1910 quean1910 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 lily1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 queerie1933 palone1934 queenie1935 girlie-man1940 swish1941 puss1942 wonk1945 mother1947 candy-ass1953 twink1953 cream puff1958 pronk1959 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 pansy-ass1963 weeny1963 poofteroo1966 mo1968 shim1973 twinkie1977 woofter1977 cake boy1992 hermaphrodite- the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly milksopc1390 meacock1526 sissy1879 softie1895 Jessie1923 pantywaist1935 candy-ass1953 1895 Cent. Mag. Oct. 943/2 If the well-initiated inmates discover that he is unwilling to enter into all their schemes and customs, they call him a ‘sucker’ or ‘softy’, and shun his company. 1912 M. Beerbohm Christmas Garland 16 There was nothing of the softy about Smithers. 1926 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Conqueror i. 16 ‘Yah—boo, softie!’ he called over the wall. 1979 Beano 2 June 20/3 (caption) Who did that? No-one to be seen except those softies playing soppy games. 2000 Cornish World Oct. 3/2 He's a former rugby player and no softie. 2. A kind, soft-hearted person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [noun] > sensitive person > very tender-hearted person softie1877 1877 Tinsley's Mag. June 640/2 She was pretending to cry..but I am not a softy. 1886 19th Cent. Jan. 80 The sentimental softy..who loses his heart at seventeen, is a father at eighteen, and at nineteen is the husband of a dirty trollop. 1914 Maclean's July 88/3 ‘It's cruel,’ said Steve... ‘You're a softy!’ he said. 1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 16 Jan. (1970) 51 A trip that I fear will not meet with the approval of all the members of our family, but which I—maybe I am a softie—very much want her to have. 1999 M. Winfield Smiling Water iii. 18 He had the reputation of being a strict village schoolmaster, but he was a real softie at times. 2003 D. Docherty Fifth Season 209 You're an old softie, really, aren't you? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1850
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