acesadj.int.

Brit.

/ˈeɪsᵻz/, U.S.

/ˈeɪsᵻz/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ace n.¹

Etymology: < the plural of ace n.¹ Compare later ace adj.¹

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Chiefly in predicative use. Very good, excellent; (in weakened sense) good, satisfactory. Also as int. Cf. ace adj.¹ 2.

ΚΠ

1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 11 I tell you, boys, it's aces when your lady friend does that after a short clinch.

1905 ‘H. McHugh’ You can search Me vi. 100 That gives us a clean profit of $1,500 apiece for the three of us—oh, aces!

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water vi. 113 You're aces, boy.

1965 N. Mailer Amer. Dream 268 Then an aces fast turn off the Strip to land in the parking lot of the next hotel.

1996 S. King Mouse on Mile viii. 66 ‘Is there some pens in your office, Paul?’ ‘Yes, indeed... Lefthand top drawer.’ ‘Well, that's aces.’

2000 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 31 Dec. 31/1 Moet et Chandon used to be aces and it's still big in the sales department.

2009 Time Out N.Y. 18 June 110/3 This old joker is aces.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aces
释义	acesadj.int. Brit. /ˈeɪsᵻz/, U.S. /ˈeɪsᵻz/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ace n.¹ Etymology: < the plural of ace n.¹ Compare later ace adj.¹ Originally and chiefly U.S. Chiefly in predicative use. Very good, excellent; (in weakened sense) good, satisfactory. Also as int. Cf. ace adj.¹ 2. ΚΠ 1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 11 I tell you, boys, it's aces when your lady friend does that after a short clinch. 1905 ‘H. McHugh’ You can search Me vi. 100 That gives us a clean profit of $1,500 apiece for the three of us—oh, aces! 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water vi. 113 You're aces, boy. 1965 N. Mailer Amer. Dream 268 Then an aces fast turn off the Strip to land in the parking lot of the next hotel. 1996 S. King Mouse on Mile viii. 66 ‘Is there some pens in your office, Paul?’ ‘Yes, indeed... Lefthand top drawer.’ ‘Well, that's aces.’ 2000 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 31 Dec. 31/1 Moet et Chandon used to be aces and it's still big in the sales department. 2009 Time Out N.Y. 18 June 110/3 This old joker is aces. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.int.1901
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