statu quo-iten.

Brit.

/ˌstatjuː ˈkwəʊʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌsteɪˌtu ˈkwoʊaɪt/,

/ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊaɪt/,

/ˌstædu ˈkwoʊaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin statu quo , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin statu quo (also in statu quo : see in statu quo adv.) + -ite suffix¹. Compare status quo n., and later statu quo-ism n.

Chiefly humorous. Now rare.

A person who favours the existing state of affairs; spec. one who believes that human society remains in more or less the same state throughout history, neither progressing nor deteriorating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] > person

mumpsimus1530

inveteratist1715

reactionary1799

statu quo-ite1816

retrograde1825

redneck1830

stationary1831

stick-in-the-mud1832

reactionist1834

retrogradist1836

retrogressionist1848

mountainy man1851

misoneist1891

reactionarist1907

blimp1934

Neanderthal1966

hard hat1970

1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall i. 6 These four persons were, Mr. Foster, the perfectibilian; Mr. Escot, the deteriorationist; Mr. Jenkison, the statu-quo-ite; and the Reverend Doctor Gaster.

1851 Morning Chron. 14 Oct. 4/3 Mankind..is divided into three classes—the perfectibilians, the statu-quoites, and the deteriorationists.

1931 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 79 594 Mr. E. M. Fry's Village Clubhouse..may leave the young enthusiast cool, but should be balm to the considerable army of statu-quo-ites.

Derivatives

† statuquoitism n. Obsolete = statu quo-ism n.

ΚΠ

1826 H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies 197 There is so much statuquoitism in the old colonies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	statu quo-ite
释义	statu quo-iten. Brit. /ˌstatjuː ˈkwəʊʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌsteɪˌtu ˈkwoʊaɪt/, /ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊaɪt/, /ˌstædu ˈkwoʊaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin statu quo , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin statu quo (also in statu quo : see in statu quo adv.) + -ite suffix¹. Compare status quo n., and later statu quo-ism n. Chiefly humorous. Now rare. A person who favours the existing state of affairs; spec. one who believes that human society remains in more or less the same state throughout history, neither progressing nor deteriorating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] > person mumpsimus1530 inveteratist1715 reactionary1799 statu quo-ite1816 retrograde1825 redneck1830 stationary1831 stick-in-the-mud1832 reactionist1834 retrogradist1836 retrogressionist1848 mountainy man1851 misoneist1891 reactionarist1907 blimp1934 Neanderthal1966 hard hat1970 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall i. 6 These four persons were, Mr. Foster, the perfectibilian; Mr. Escot, the deteriorationist; Mr. Jenkison, the statu-quo-ite; and the Reverend Doctor Gaster. 1851 Morning Chron. 14 Oct. 4/3 Mankind..is divided into three classes—the perfectibilians, the statu-quoites, and the deteriorationists. 1931 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 79 594 Mr. E. M. Fry's Village Clubhouse..may leave the young enthusiast cool, but should be balm to the considerable army of statu-quo-ites. Derivatives † statuquoitism n. Obsolete = statu quo-ism n. ΚΠ 1826 H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies 197 There is so much statuquoitism in the old colonies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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