tecn.

Brit.

/tɛk/, U.S.

/tɛk/

Forms: †teck.

Etymology: Shortened < detective adj. and n.

slang.

1. = detective n.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective

plant1812

plain clothes1822

detective1850

plainclothesman1856

mouser1863

D.1869

sleuth1872

tec1879

dee1882

demon1889

sleuth-hound1890

split1891

fink1903

hawkshaw1903

busy1904

dick1905

gumshoe1913

Richard1914

shamus1925

cozzer1950

Five-O1983

1879 Sessions Papers 25 July 238 Look out, there is a b—— tec from Chalk Farm watching.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Oct. 2/1 'Tecs and inspectors examine the place, make notes, and go away.

1888 Daily News 27 Dec. 7/2 Witness seized Wright and said ‘I am a police officer’. Wright replied ‘You are no 'tec; give me a chance’, struggled violently, and got away.

1909 J. Galsworthy Silver Box ii. i. 47 Drop it, I say, you blooming teck.

a1940 F. S. Fitzgerald Last Tycoon (1941) vi. 121 A fink? That's a strike-breaker or a company tec.

1977 Daily Mirror 30 Mar. 13/4 (heading) Porn tec admits bribe plot.

2. Short for tec story, a detective story.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > crime or detective novel

murder mystery1880

detective story1883

crime novel1884

police novel1889

roman policier1896

true crime1923

detective novel1924

whodunit1930

tec1934

police procedural1957

procedural1963

whydunit1968

1934 E. Pound ABC of Reading ii. 29 Only a very good ‘tec’ will stand re-reading.

1949 R. Chandler Let. 28 Dec. (1966) 76 The mystery and 'tec are on the wane.

1978 S. Hodges Gollancz ix. 194 Anthony Price, Nicholas Freeling and Helen McCloy are some of the writers whose 'tecs have been published by Gollancz.

Compounds

attributive, as tec story.

ΚΠ

1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club viii. 90 He complained of being spied on..like the blighters in the 'tec stories.

1976 Evening Times (Glasgow) 1 Dec. 2/1 Softly, Softly: Task Force. Plodding 'tec series which has dragged on too long.

Derivatives

tec v. (transitive) to watch as a detective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy on [verb (transitive)]

waitc1200

spya1325

espyc1420

prog1566

tout1699

bespy1837

keyhole1871

to keep tabs (or a tab) on1889

tec1900

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > investigate or discover as a detective [verb (transitive)] > keep watch on

tec1900

stake-out1942

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)] > as a detective

tec1900

1900 G. Swift Somerley 57 Let's watch the ‘head’; he might be a kleptomaniac, or whatever they call it... I'd like to 'tec the ‘head’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tec
释义	tecn. Brit. /tɛk/, U.S. /tɛk/ Forms: †teck. Etymology: Shortened < detective adj. and n. slang. 1. = detective n. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective plant1812 plain clothes1822 detective1850 plainclothesman1856 mouser1863 D.1869 sleuth1872 tec1879 dee1882 demon1889 sleuth-hound1890 split1891 fink1903 hawkshaw1903 busy1904 dick1905 gumshoe1913 Richard1914 shamus1925 cozzer1950 Five-O1983 1879 Sessions Papers 25 July 238 Look out, there is a b—— tec from Chalk Farm watching. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Oct. 2/1 'Tecs and inspectors examine the place, make notes, and go away. 1888 Daily News 27 Dec. 7/2 Witness seized Wright and said ‘I am a police officer’. Wright replied ‘You are no 'tec; give me a chance’, struggled violently, and got away. 1909 J. Galsworthy Silver Box ii. i. 47 Drop it, I say, you blooming teck. a1940 F. S. Fitzgerald Last Tycoon (1941) vi. 121 A fink? That's a strike-breaker or a company tec. 1977 Daily Mirror 30 Mar. 13/4 (heading) Porn tec admits bribe plot. 2. Short for tec story, a detective story. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > crime or detective novel murder mystery1880 detective story1883 crime novel1884 police novel1889 roman policier1896 true crime1923 detective novel1924 whodunit1930 tec1934 police procedural1957 procedural1963 whydunit1968 1934 E. Pound ABC of Reading ii. 29 Only a very good ‘tec’ will stand re-reading. 1949 R. Chandler Let. 28 Dec. (1966) 76 The mystery and 'tec are on the wane. 1978 S. Hodges Gollancz ix. 194 Anthony Price, Nicholas Freeling and Helen McCloy are some of the writers whose 'tecs have been published by Gollancz. Compounds attributive, as tec story. ΚΠ 1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club viii. 90 He complained of being spied on..like the blighters in the 'tec stories. 1976 Evening Times (Glasgow) 1 Dec. 2/1 Softly, Softly: Task Force. Plodding 'tec series which has dragged on too long. Derivatives tec v. (transitive) to watch as a detective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy on [verb (transitive)] waitc1200 spya1325 espyc1420 prog1566 tout1699 bespy1837 keyhole1871 to keep tabs (or a tab) on1889 tec1900 society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > investigate or discover as a detective [verb (transitive)] > keep watch on tec1900 stake-out1942 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)] > as a detective tec1900 1900 G. Swift Somerley 57 Let's watch the ‘head’; he might be a kleptomaniac, or whatever they call it... I'd like to 'tec the ‘head’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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