tackyn.adj.¹

Brit.

/ˈtaki/, U.S.

/ˈtæki/

Forms: Also tackey, tackie.

Etymology: Origin obscure.

A. n. U.S.

1. A degenerate ‘weedy’ horse: see quot. 1884.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > physical condition or types of > horse in poor condition > thin horse

tacky1800

weed1826

rack1878

hat rack1891

rack of bones1949

1800 W. Tatham Agric. & Commerce 81 A horse, a cow, or a little tackie, &c. (which last term signifies a poney or little horse of low price).

1824 P. Horry Life of Gen. Francis Marion (1841) 47 The fences all strung along with starved tackies.

1839 C. F. Hoffman Wild Scenes 117 The land pirates had disappeared, without molesting my tackey.

1884 E. Eggleston in Cent. Mag. Jan. 444/2 The scrubby little ‘tackeys’ still taken in the marshes along the North Carolina coast are descendants of the wild horses of the colony.

1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Tackey, in the South, a jade of a horse; a sorry beast.

2. A poor white of the Southern States from Virginia to Georgia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person

cracker1766

poor white1781

dirt-eater1802

sand-hiller1848

piney-woods cracker1872

piney-wood tacky1888

tacky1888

peck1924

peckerwood1928

trailer trash1943

pecker1966

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person > specifically white

cracker1766

stinkard1777

sand-hiller1848

piney-woods cracker1872

piney-wood tacky1888

tacky1888

1888 Cent. Mag. Sept. 799/2 If Mr. Catlett will come to Georgia and go among the ‘po' whites’ and ‘piney-wood tackeys’.

1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Tackey, in the South,..idiomatically a man neglectful of personal appearance.

1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 84/2 Here..is a native of the Virginia wilds, a specimen of the genus ‘tacky’.

B. adj.¹

Dowdy, shabby; in poor taste, cheap, vulgar. Also in combinations, as tacky-looking adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective]

untasteful1618

ugly1621

tasteless1676

low-browed1782

styleless1796

unaesthetic1832

inaesthetic1846

tacky1862

bad taste1895

ticky-tacky1969

cheeseball1993

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > of inferior quality or value or appearance

poorc1300

vile1526

mangya1529

fine1565

palterlya1637

scrubby1754

nice1798

shabby1805

waff-like1808

neat1824

chronic1861

tacky1862

shamblya1937

tatty1940

low-rent1966

scrungy1974

1862 S. K. Holmes Jrnl. 16 Feb. in Brokenburn (1955) 89 What a weary, bedraggled tacky-looking set they were.

1883 I. M. Rittenhouse Maud 262 Two little cards (with his name printed on them in gilt. Tackey? Ugh).

1893 L. J. Rittenhouse in Chicago Advance 22 June She looks so tacky in her shabby dress.

1937 M. Hart & G. S. Kaufman You can't take it with You iii. 180 An extremely tacky-looking evening wrap.

1957 M. Kennedy Heroes of Clone iii. i. 158 He went again to the window to watch for the arrival of the tacky little car.

1967 N. Mailer Cannibals & Christians i. 16 All the tacky doings of each small town.

1971 ‘O. Bleeck’ Thief who painted Sunlight (1972) iii. 30 A tacky-looking bulletin board.

1983 Listener 10 Feb. 29/3 They were really very good, putting together a fast and lively show, full of cheerfully dreadful jokes and inventively tacky songs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tackyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈtaki/, U.S.

/ˈtæki/

Etymology: < tack n.¹ 4b + -y suffix¹.

Slightly sticky or adhesive: said of gum, glue, or varnish nearly dry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality

cleavingc1350

holdingc1400

withholdingc1430

fatc1503

gluing1572

adhering1592

viscous1605

tenacious1648

birdlimey1657

adhesive1661

agglutinating1664

sticky1688

clingy1708

adherescent1743

tacky1788

detainable1801

detentive1881

stickfast1888

stick-on1904

1788 G. Smith in London Mag. 624 The moistened gum..must not be waterish but something tacky or clammy.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 244 If left in the damp, it remains tacky..a long time.

1897 Compl. Cyclist (Isthmian Libr.) 188 Sufficient time must be given to allow the solution to become dry, or, as it is technically known, ‘tacky’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tacky
释义	tackyn.adj.¹ Brit. /ˈtaki/, U.S. /ˈtæki/ Forms: Also tackey, tackie. Etymology: Origin obscure. A. n. U.S. 1. A degenerate ‘weedy’ horse: see quot. 1884. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > physical condition or types of > horse in poor condition > thin horse tacky1800 weed1826 rack1878 hat rack1891 rack of bones1949 1800 W. Tatham Agric. & Commerce 81 A horse, a cow, or a little tackie, &c. (which last term signifies a poney or little horse of low price). 1824 P. Horry Life of Gen. Francis Marion (1841) 47 The fences all strung along with starved tackies. 1839 C. F. Hoffman Wild Scenes 117 The land pirates had disappeared, without molesting my tackey. 1884 E. Eggleston in Cent. Mag. Jan. 444/2 The scrubby little ‘tackeys’ still taken in the marshes along the North Carolina coast are descendants of the wild horses of the colony. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Tackey, in the South, a jade of a horse; a sorry beast. 2. A poor white of the Southern States from Virginia to Georgia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person cracker1766 poor white1781 dirt-eater1802 sand-hiller1848 piney-woods cracker1872 piney-wood tacky1888 tacky1888 peck1924 peckerwood1928 trailer trash1943 pecker1966 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person > specifically white cracker1766 stinkard1777 sand-hiller1848 piney-woods cracker1872 piney-wood tacky1888 tacky1888 1888 Cent. Mag. Sept. 799/2 If Mr. Catlett will come to Georgia and go among the ‘po' whites’ and ‘piney-wood tackeys’. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Tackey, in the South,..idiomatically a man neglectful of personal appearance. 1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 84/2 Here..is a native of the Virginia wilds, a specimen of the genus ‘tacky’. B. adj.¹ Dowdy, shabby; in poor taste, cheap, vulgar. Also in combinations, as tacky-looking adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective] untasteful1618 ugly1621 tasteless1676 low-browed1782 styleless1796 unaesthetic1832 inaesthetic1846 tacky1862 bad taste1895 ticky-tacky1969 cheeseball1993 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > of inferior quality or value or appearance poorc1300 vile1526 mangya1529 fine1565 palterlya1637 scrubby1754 nice1798 shabby1805 waff-like1808 neat1824 chronic1861 tacky1862 shamblya1937 tatty1940 low-rent1966 scrungy1974 1862 S. K. Holmes Jrnl. 16 Feb. in Brokenburn (1955) 89 What a weary, bedraggled tacky-looking set they were. 1883 I. M. Rittenhouse Maud 262 Two little cards (with his name printed on them in gilt. Tackey? Ugh). 1893 L. J. Rittenhouse in Chicago Advance 22 June She looks so tacky in her shabby dress. 1937 M. Hart & G. S. Kaufman You can't take it with You iii. 180 An extremely tacky-looking evening wrap. 1957 M. Kennedy Heroes of Clone iii. i. 158 He went again to the window to watch for the arrival of the tacky little car. 1967 N. Mailer Cannibals & Christians i. 16 All the tacky doings of each small town. 1971 ‘O. Bleeck’ Thief who painted Sunlight (1972) iii. 30 A tacky-looking bulletin board. 1983 Listener 10 Feb. 29/3 They were really very good, putting together a fast and lively show, full of cheerfully dreadful jokes and inventively tacky songs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tackyadj.² Brit. /ˈtaki/, U.S. /ˈtæki/ Etymology: < tack n.¹ 4b + -y suffix¹. Slightly sticky or adhesive: said of gum, glue, or varnish nearly dry. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality cleavingc1350 holdingc1400 withholdingc1430 fatc1503 gluing1572 adhering1592 viscous1605 tenacious1648 birdlimey1657 adhesive1661 agglutinating1664 sticky1688 clingy1708 adherescent1743 tacky1788 detainable1801 detentive1881 stickfast1888 stick-on1904 1788 G. Smith in London Mag. 624 The moistened gum..must not be waterish but something tacky or clammy. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 244 If left in the damp, it remains tacky..a long time. 1897 Compl. Cyclist (Isthmian Libr.) 188 Sufficient time must be given to allow the solution to become dry, or, as it is technically known, ‘tacky’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.¹1800adj.²1788
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