swivel-eyedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈswɪvl̩ʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈswɪvəlˌaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: swivel n., eyed adj.

Etymology: < swivel n. + eyed adj. Compare slightly later swivel eye n.

colloquial. Now chiefly British.

1. Of a person: (originally) having eyes pointing in different directions; having eyes which are rotating wildly. Hence: having a crazed or frenzied appearance; mad, crazy; (now) esp. holding views regarded as extreme or fanatical. Also formerly as a general derogatory epithet.Recorded earliest as a collective noun: (with the and plural agreement) those whose eyes point in different directions; swivel-eyed people as a class.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > affected with

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Asiatic1938

parlatic1941

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bonkers1945

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out to lunch1955

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off (one's) squiff1960

round the twist1960

yampy1963

out of (also off) one's bird1966

out of one's skull1967

whacked out1969

batshit1971

woo-woo1971

nutso1973

out of (one's) gourd1977

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off one's meds1986

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > fanaticism > [adjective]

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > squinting or cross-eyed

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1758 Public Advertiser 25 Dec. The Silly, the Unhealthy, the Ugly, the Deformed, the Swivel-eyed, the offensive Breathed, the Slattern, the ill Tempered, the red Haired, and those who have been debauched, need not give themselves any Trouble on the Occasion.

1769 St. James's Chron. 7–9 Mar. No Swivel-Eyed Son of Geneva shall be intrusted to plaister, buttress, or build for us, lest he should build awry.

1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper I. 21 Some witch or fairy..must have stolen away her own child..and left this swivel-eyed elf in his place.

1885 Newcastle (New S. Wales) Herald 30 Apr. 6/3 ‘I'll give ten to one agin war,’ cried one swivel-eyed lunatic. ‘I'm on,’ answered another.

1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxiv. 244 Your blue-coated, gold-braided, swivel-eyed, quarter-deckers.

1968 Canberra Times 25 Oct. 16/8 Pigeon toed and swivel-eyed, he bumbled through his part as King, and drew in the willing co-operation of the whole audience.

1998 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 10 May 33 Prospective Parliamentary candidates hawking themselves around are either tired retreads from the last Parliament or swivel-eyed loons.

2018 @essexoldbird 8 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 24 June 2020) Facebook is an eye opener—you soon discover which acquaintances are actually swivel-eyed racists.

2. Of words, ideas, etc.: mad, crazy; extreme, fanatical.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > of actions or things

frenetica1529

fanatic1533

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insane1842

crazy1855

swivel-eyed1983

1983 Observer 14 Aug. 12/6 A brief describing the kind of ad BMW want. It starts coolly... Then it goes mad... The kind of swivel-eyed prose..[the advertising agency]..would never dream of using on the public.

1997 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 12 June 6 There was a swivel-eyed fervour among the faithful.

2020 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. (Business section) b6 A bunch of coronavirus prepper and survivalist e-books for sale, some with swivel-eyed claims that the bug is a bioweapon made in China.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swivel-eyed
释义	swivel-eyedadj.n. Brit. /ˈswɪvl̩ʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈswɪvəlˌaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: swivel n., eyed adj. Etymology: < swivel n. + eyed adj. Compare slightly later swivel eye n. colloquial. Now chiefly British. 1. Of a person: (originally) having eyes pointing in different directions; having eyes which are rotating wildly. Hence: having a crazed or frenzied appearance; mad, crazy; (now) esp. holding views regarded as extreme or fanatical. Also formerly as a general derogatory epithet.Recorded earliest as a collective noun: (with the and plural agreement) those whose eyes point in different directions; swivel-eyed people as a class. 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The Silly, the Unhealthy, the Ugly, the Deformed, the Swivel-eyed, the offensive Breathed, the Slattern, the ill Tempered, the red Haired, and those who have been debauched, need not give themselves any Trouble on the Occasion. 1769 St. James's Chron. 7–9 Mar. No Swivel-Eyed Son of Geneva shall be intrusted to plaister, buttress, or build for us, lest he should build awry. 1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper I. 21 Some witch or fairy..must have stolen away her own child..and left this swivel-eyed elf in his place. 1885 Newcastle (New S. Wales) Herald 30 Apr. 6/3 ‘I'll give ten to one agin war,’ cried one swivel-eyed lunatic. ‘I'm on,’ answered another. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxiv. 244 Your blue-coated, gold-braided, swivel-eyed, quarter-deckers. 1968 Canberra Times 25 Oct. 16/8 Pigeon toed and swivel-eyed, he bumbled through his part as King, and drew in the willing co-operation of the whole audience. 1998 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 10 May 33 Prospective Parliamentary candidates hawking themselves around are either tired retreads from the last Parliament or swivel-eyed loons. 2018 @essexoldbird 8 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 24 June 2020) Facebook is an eye opener—you soon discover which acquaintances are actually swivel-eyed racists. 2. Of words, ideas, etc.: mad, crazy; extreme, fanatical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > of actions or things frenetica1529 fanatic1533 frenetical1548 insane1842 crazy1855 swivel-eyed1983 1983 Observer 14 Aug. 12/6 A brief describing the kind of ad BMW want. It starts coolly... Then it goes mad... The kind of swivel-eyed prose..[the advertising agency]..would never dream of using on the public. 1997 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 12 June 6 There was a swivel-eyed fervour among the faithful. 2020 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. (Business section) b6 A bunch of coronavirus prepper and survivalist e-books for sale, some with swivel-eyed claims that the bug is a bioweapon made in China. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1758
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