stay-putn.adj.

/ˈsteɪpʊt/

Forms: Also stay put, stayput.

Etymology: < verbal phrase to stay put: see stay v.¹ 6b.

colloquial.

A. n.

a. A refraining from movement or travel. (Stress variable.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > remaining as opposed to going

beleavingc1330

mansionc1400

remaining1496

stay1538

staying1546

stay-put1941

1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 194 It is a sort of general stay put.

1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 204 Crowd of smart civilians queuing up to get petrol for their cars—and actually getting it in spite of stay-put order.

b. One who refuses to move, one who stays at home. Chiefly Australian.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > condition of not travelling > [noun] > one who

nyas1576

stay-put1967

1967 E. Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1388/2 Stay-put, one who holds his ground (‘stays put’): coll., esp. Australian: since ca. 1950.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds vi. 120 Things were more amicable between vagabonds and stay-puts.

B. adj.

Remaining where or as placed; during which one remains in one place. Also, refusing to move, refraining from travel.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > remaining as opposed to going

lentc1400

undeparting1581

unretreating1791

staying1852

stay-put1962

1962 N.Y. Times Mag. 9 Sept. 77/1 (advt.) Other important details you'll like: the grow-feature for extra long wear, our new stay-put moccasin foot.

1963 Guardian 13 July 4/5 A stay-put holiday at one resort.

1968 Daily Tel. 13 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 31/1 In the United States, a mobile home can have two bedrooms... Some cost almost as much as a stay-put house of comparable size.

1969 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 22 Fashion-back jeans and shorts with soil release... Bar tacked. Stay-put zipper. Band waist, belt loops.

1973 Times 13 Jan. 12/8 A centre for touring as well as for stayput holidaymakers.

1977 Borneo Bull. 7 May 2/1 Thirty four of Miri's stay-put squatter families who have been defying eviction deadlines for two years have won their battle for land.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	stay-put
释义	stay-putn.adj. /ˈsteɪpʊt/ Forms: Also stay put, stayput. Etymology: < verbal phrase to stay put: see stay v.¹ 6b. colloquial. A. n. a. A refraining from movement or travel. (Stress variable.) ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > remaining as opposed to going beleavingc1330 mansionc1400 remaining1496 stay1538 staying1546 stay-put1941 1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 194 It is a sort of general stay put. 1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 204 Crowd of smart civilians queuing up to get petrol for their cars—and actually getting it in spite of stay-put order. b. One who refuses to move, one who stays at home. Chiefly Australian. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > condition of not travelling > [noun] > one who nyas1576 stay-put1967 1967 E. Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1388/2 Stay-put, one who holds his ground (‘stays put’): coll., esp. Australian: since ca. 1950. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds vi. 120 Things were more amicable between vagabonds and stay-puts. B. adj. Remaining where or as placed; during which one remains in one place. Also, refusing to move, refraining from travel. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > remaining as opposed to going lentc1400 undeparting1581 unretreating1791 staying1852 stay-put1962 1962 N.Y. Times Mag. 9 Sept. 77/1 (advt.) Other important details you'll like: the grow-feature for extra long wear, our new stay-put moccasin foot. 1963 Guardian 13 July 4/5 A stay-put holiday at one resort. 1968 Daily Tel. 13 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 31/1 In the United States, a mobile home can have two bedrooms... Some cost almost as much as a stay-put house of comparable size. 1969 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 22 Fashion-back jeans and shorts with soil release... Bar tacked. Stay-put zipper. Band waist, belt loops. 1973 Times 13 Jan. 12/8 A centre for touring as well as for stayput holidaymakers. 1977 Borneo Bull. 7 May 2/1 Thirty four of Miri's stay-put squatter families who have been defying eviction deadlines for two years have won their battle for land. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.1941
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