strategeryn.

Brit.

/strəˈtiːdʒ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/strəˈtidʒəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strategy n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < strateg- (in strategy n.) + -ery suffix. In sense 2 humorously representing a malapropism.

†1. depreciative. The use of devious or dishonest schemes, tricks, or ploys, in order to achieve a particular end. Cf. stratagem n. 2b. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1848 N.Y. Herald 2 Sept. 1/2 As regards the free kirk worshippers, the present is a very hard case; for no kind of strategery will meet it, as the Duke is omnipotent.

1853 Metropolitan Feb. 6 How much of this strategery of literature have not our own times witnessed!

1856 Louisville (Kentucky) Daily Courier 27 May 1/6 There is a science of strategery in polemics as well as in war.

1861 Athenæum 9 Nov. 600/3 Is the practice of magic and strategery by ancient Prophets to be reconciled with their general probity?

2. U.S. colloquial (humorous or depreciative). Strategy; (originally) political strategy (cf. strategy n. 4b). Also as a count noun: a strategy.The term gained currency after being used in a satirical portrayal of president George W. Bush (see quot. 2000¹), and is sometimes misattributed to Bush himself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planning a course of action

strategy1829

strategizing1915

game playing1916

macro-strategy1968

strategery2000

2000 Sat. Night Live 7 Oct. (transcribed from TV programme) 26th Ser. Episode 1 ‘I will instead ask each candidate to sum up, in a single word, the best argument for his candidacy. Governor Bush?’ ‘Strategery.’

2000 Newsweek 20 Nov. 34/1 Privately, Rove's team—the ‘strategery’ department, as staffers dryly referred to it in Bushspeak—had long ago put Florida in the tough-to-win column.

2006 Advocate (Electronic ed.) 24 Oct. 64 Republicans have rolled out their midterm election strategery: Free Viagra for Everyone!

2010 Herald Bull. (Anderson, Indiana) 7 Nov. c1/1 I ate the fries first. That turned out to be a problematic strategery.

2016 Blade (Toledo, Ohio) (Nexis) 1 Sept. I guess they're trying to hide the quarterback for a reason. It's a little bit of strategery.

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

单词	strategery
释义	strategeryn. Brit. /strəˈtiːdʒ(ə)ri/, U.S. /strəˈtidʒəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strategy n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < strateg- (in strategy n.) + -ery suffix. In sense 2 humorously representing a malapropism. †1. depreciative. The use of devious or dishonest schemes, tricks, or ploys, in order to achieve a particular end. Cf. stratagem n. 2b. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1848 N.Y. Herald 2 Sept. 1/2 As regards the free kirk worshippers, the present is a very hard case; for no kind of strategery will meet it, as the Duke is omnipotent. 1853 Metropolitan Feb. 6 How much of this strategery of literature have not our own times witnessed! 1856 Louisville (Kentucky) Daily Courier 27 May 1/6 There is a science of strategery in polemics as well as in war. 1861 Athenæum 9 Nov. 600/3 Is the practice of magic and strategery by ancient Prophets to be reconciled with their general probity? 2. U.S. colloquial (humorous or depreciative). Strategy; (originally) political strategy (cf. strategy n. 4b). Also as a count noun: a strategy.The term gained currency after being used in a satirical portrayal of president George W. Bush (see quot. 2000¹), and is sometimes misattributed to Bush himself. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planning a course of action strategy1829 strategizing1915 game playing1916 macro-strategy1968 strategery2000 2000 Sat. Night Live 7 Oct. (transcribed from TV programme) 26th Ser. Episode 1 ‘I will instead ask each candidate to sum up, in a single word, the best argument for his candidacy. Governor Bush?’ ‘Strategery.’ 2000 Newsweek 20 Nov. 34/1 Privately, Rove's team—the ‘strategery’ department, as staffers dryly referred to it in Bushspeak—had long ago put Florida in the tough-to-win column. 2006 Advocate (Electronic ed.) 24 Oct. 64 Republicans have rolled out their midterm election strategery: Free Viagra for Everyone! 2010 Herald Bull. (Anderson, Indiana) 7 Nov. c1/1 I ate the fries first. That turned out to be a problematic strategery. 2016 Blade (Toledo, Ohio) (Nexis) 1 Sept. I guess they're trying to hide the quarterback for a reason. It's a little bit of strategery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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