spruikn.

Brit.

/spruːk/, U.S.

/spruk/, Australian English

/spruːk/, New Zealand English

/spruːk/

Forms: 1900s– sprook, 1900s– spruik.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Sprüche

Etymology: < German Sprüche patter, sales pitch, spiel (in e.ɡ. Sprüche machen to talk big, to make exaggerated claims (late 19th cent.)), plural of Spruch saying, quotation, motto, etc. (12th cent. in Middle High German in sense ‘speech’; compare Middle Dutch sprōke , sprooc (Dutch spreuk ), Middle Low German sprȫke ) < an ablaut variant of the Germanic base of speak v. Earlier currency is probably implied by spruiker n. and spruik v.

Australian and New Zealand slang.

A speech, esp. one intended to promote or publicize something; a sales pitch. Also: a rant.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > inflated or bombastic style > piece of bombast

ranting1633

rant1652

bloviation1850

mouthing1884

spruik1902

1902 Truth (Sydney) 15 June 5/3 He begins his ‘spruik’—that is, his story by which he hopes to win the custom of his prospective client.

1908 Molong (New S. Wales) Express 10 Oct. Nearly all the aldermen had had their ‘sprook’.

1953 T. A. G. Hungerford Riverslake 40 I usually go and have a bit of a spruik to him when I knock off.

1991 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 11 There I was, wearing the serious glasses, as spruce as a cockatoo at a chook raffle, ready to do me first spruik as Treasurer.

2014 Timaru (N.Z.) Herald (Nexis) 13 Sept. (Features section) 15 The Wrightson's auctioneer, on a raised platform about midway along the bidding throng, gave a quick spruik.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

spruikv.

Brit.

/spruːk/, U.S.

/spruk/, Australian English

/spruːk/, New Zealand English

/spruːk/

Forms: 1800s–1900s spruke, 1900s sprook, 1900s spruck, 1900s– spruik.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a borrowing from German. Etymons: spruik n., German Sprüche

Etymology: Either < spruik n. (although first attested earlier), or directly < its etymon German Sprüche (plural noun) patter, sales pitch, spiel (see spruik n.). Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by spruiker n.

Australian and New Zealand slang.

1. intransitive. To speak in public on a particular topic, to ‘hold forth’; spec. to attract custom to a show, shop, etc., by speaking outside the premises; to act as a spruiker.

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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] > for particular occasion, purpose, or cause

epitaph1606

vary1680

stump1839

to take the stump1868

spruik1894

to go on the stump1903

Limehouse1913

tub-thump1920

soap-box1926

1894 Clipper (Hobart, Tasmania) 15 Dec. 6/4 When the lamplighter will dislocate his jaw spruking.

1902 Truth (Sydney) 14 Sept. 5/6 ‘Lockie the Spruiker’ that ‘spruiked’ for years at the Gaiety door, Has gone out of the ‘spruiking’ business, and never will ‘spruik’ any more.

1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 42 'E'll sigh and spruik, an' 'owl a love-sick vow.

1941 K. Tennant Battlers xiii. 143 The ampster's is an easy job. He stands in the front row of the listening crowd registering intense interest and enthusiasm while the showman ‘spruiks’.

1975 H. Porter Extra 244 Hollow-chested men..who sell agitated toys on street corners or spruik outside strip-tease joints.

2001 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 3 June 74/2 Kay McGrath, the honorary compere, gamely spruiked over the table cackle.

2. transitive. To discourse on (a subject) in a public forum; to promote or publicize (something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > deliver (a speech) [verb (transitive)] > for specific occasion, purpose, or cause

stump1856

demagogue1890

spruik1901

keynote1908

1901 Sydney Sportsman 16 Jan. 1/5 How did they ‘sprook’ compliments to each other.

1907 Truth (Sydney) 26 May 1/3 Some of the women spruiking politics and posing as patriots are paid pimps of the Liberal League, and householders should shoo them off the premises.

1953 Advertiser (Adelaide) 21 Nov. 8/7 I hear a vendor ‘spruiking’ sweets... He offers anything from quarter-pound blocks to pink-iced alphabet biscuits.

1982 Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Oct. 51/2 MacGregor..didn't mention it (and the man himself has not been heard spruiking the fact).

2000 Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 19/1 He's not just another politician trying to talk things up or a bureaucrat spruiking his boss's cause.

2013 Smith Jrnl. Winter 141/1 A clue..can be found on the signs outside Mickey Bourke's Pub, near the chalkboard spruiking Guinness on tap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spruik
释义	spruikn. Brit. /spruːk/, U.S. /spruk/, Australian English /spruːk/, New Zealand English /spruːk/ Forms: 1900s– sprook, 1900s– spruik. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Sprüche Etymology: < German Sprüche patter, sales pitch, spiel (in e.ɡ. Sprüche machen to talk big, to make exaggerated claims (late 19th cent.)), plural of Spruch saying, quotation, motto, etc. (12th cent. in Middle High German in sense ‘speech’; compare Middle Dutch sprōke , sprooc (Dutch spreuk ), Middle Low German sprȫke ) < an ablaut variant of the Germanic base of speak v. Earlier currency is probably implied by spruiker n. and spruik v. Australian and New Zealand slang. A speech, esp. one intended to promote or publicize something; a sales pitch. Also: a rant. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > inflated or bombastic style > piece of bombast ranting1633 rant1652 bloviation1850 mouthing1884 spruik1902 1902 Truth (Sydney) 15 June 5/3 He begins his ‘spruik’—that is, his story by which he hopes to win the custom of his prospective client. 1908 Molong (New S. Wales) Express 10 Oct. Nearly all the aldermen had had their ‘sprook’. 1953 T. A. G. Hungerford Riverslake 40 I usually go and have a bit of a spruik to him when I knock off. 1991 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 11 There I was, wearing the serious glasses, as spruce as a cockatoo at a chook raffle, ready to do me first spruik as Treasurer. 2014 Timaru (N.Z.) Herald (Nexis) 13 Sept. (Features section) 15 The Wrightson's auctioneer, on a raised platform about midway along the bidding throng, gave a quick spruik. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spruikv. Brit. /spruːk/, U.S. /spruk/, Australian English /spruːk/, New Zealand English /spruːk/ Forms: 1800s–1900s spruke, 1900s sprook, 1900s spruck, 1900s– spruik. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a borrowing from German. Etymons: spruik n., German Sprüche Etymology: Either < spruik n. (although first attested earlier), or directly < its etymon German Sprüche (plural noun) patter, sales pitch, spiel (see spruik n.). Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by spruiker n. Australian and New Zealand slang. 1. intransitive. To speak in public on a particular topic, to ‘hold forth’; spec. to attract custom to a show, shop, etc., by speaking outside the premises; to act as a spruiker. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] > for particular occasion, purpose, or cause epitaph1606 vary1680 stump1839 to take the stump1868 spruik1894 to go on the stump1903 Limehouse1913 tub-thump1920 soap-box1926 1894 Clipper (Hobart, Tasmania) 15 Dec. 6/4 When the lamplighter will dislocate his jaw spruking. 1902 Truth (Sydney) 14 Sept. 5/6 ‘Lockie the Spruiker’ that ‘spruiked’ for years at the Gaiety door, Has gone out of the ‘spruiking’ business, and never will ‘spruik’ any more. 1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 42 'E'll sigh and spruik, an' 'owl a love-sick vow. 1941 K. Tennant Battlers xiii. 143 The ampster's is an easy job. He stands in the front row of the listening crowd registering intense interest and enthusiasm while the showman ‘spruiks’. 1975 H. Porter Extra 244 Hollow-chested men..who sell agitated toys on street corners or spruik outside strip-tease joints. 2001 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 3 June 74/2 Kay McGrath, the honorary compere, gamely spruiked over the table cackle. 2. transitive. To discourse on (a subject) in a public forum; to promote or publicize (something). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > deliver (a speech) [verb (transitive)] > for specific occasion, purpose, or cause stump1856 demagogue1890 spruik1901 keynote1908 1901 Sydney Sportsman 16 Jan. 1/5 How did they ‘sprook’ compliments to each other. 1907 Truth (Sydney) 26 May 1/3 Some of the women spruiking politics and posing as patriots are paid pimps of the Liberal League, and householders should shoo them off the premises. 1953 Advertiser (Adelaide) 21 Nov. 8/7 I hear a vendor ‘spruiking’ sweets... He offers anything from quarter-pound blocks to pink-iced alphabet biscuits. 1982 Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Oct. 51/2 MacGregor..didn't mention it (and the man himself has not been heard spruiking the fact). 2000 Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 19/1 He's not just another politician trying to talk things up or a bureaucrat spruiking his boss's cause. 2013 Smith Jrnl. Winter 141/1 A clue..can be found on the signs outside Mickey Bourke's Pub, near the chalkboard spruiking Guinness on tap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902v.1894
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