breakoutadj.

Brit.

/ˈbreɪkaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈbreɪkˌaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to break out at break v. Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to break out at break v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier break-out n. at break n.¹ Compounds 1.

1. colloquial (originally U.S.). Characterized by or producing sudden or unexpected success; suddenly (and sometimes unexpectedly) popular or successful.

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1960 Washington Post 4 Jan. a16/1 The year ahead has a ring of great respectability about it... The emphasis is on public affairs programming... The public affairs and news departments are calling 1960 the breakout year.

1978 Fortune 16 Jan. 131/1 Unlike, say, an M.C.A. or Twentieth Century-Fox, U.A. has not had what is known in the parlance of the trade as a ‘breakout’ picture, a runaway success, like Jaws or Star Wars.

1989 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 29 May Reacting to the breakout hit ‘Mork and Mindy’, television executives looked for shows with a gimmick.

1994 Wine Spectator 31 Dec. 31/1 That opened the door to some wonderful wines, including..a breakout Washington state Merlot.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 23 Nov. 55/1 (headline) Spoiling (carefully) for a fight... The Democratic candidates are struggling through a crowded debate schedule, searching for their breakout moment.

2. Originally U.S. Business. Of or designating a small seminar, discussion group, or activity occurring as an offshoot of a main conference, meeting, etc. Also: designating a facility intended for such gatherings.

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1980 ABA Banking Jrnl. Jan. 33 The forum will include general sessions, exhibits, and special breakout sessions allowing intensive discussions.

1991 Incentive Today Oct. 41/3 For some years now the demand for a greater number of breakout rooms has risen and the hotels that can provide them are assured business.

1995 Amer. Scientist Jan. 21/3 Breakout groups will develop concrete recommendations on a variety of topics related to federal support for research and development.

2000 Times 17 Nov. ii. 24/3 Each hotel will have a purpose-built, self-contained centre with central business support and reception, breakout areas and the latest audiovisual equipment.

2003 S. E. Eizenstat Imperfect Justice ix. 196 During the four days of the conference we would hold plenary sessions and smaller breakout sessions on Nazi-confiscated art; Holocaust-era insurance claims; [etc.].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

break-out n.

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1820 W. Scott Abbot II. xi. 345 They would be sure to make a break-out if the officers meddled with the auld popish witch-wife.

1870 Standard 12 Dec. On the break-out of the war.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. xi. 128 He saw him once in one of his break-outs, and heard him boast of something he'd done.

1908 W. H. Koebel Anchorage 49 A break-out doesn't seem to oil your tongue to run any more'n usual.

1947 Ann. Reg. 1946 24 The Russian break-out from the Baranovo bridgehead.

1958 Economist 29 Nov. 764/1 Nothing is more important than a British breakout from the rigid positions of the cold war.

单词	breakout
释义	breakoutadj. Brit. /ˈbreɪkaʊt/, U.S. /ˈbreɪkˌaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to break out at break v. Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to break out at break v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier break-out n. at break n.¹ Compounds 1. 1. colloquial (originally U.S.). Characterized by or producing sudden or unexpected success; suddenly (and sometimes unexpectedly) popular or successful. ΚΠ 1960 Washington Post 4 Jan. a16/1 The year ahead has a ring of great respectability about it... The emphasis is on public affairs programming... The public affairs and news departments are calling 1960 the breakout year. 1978 Fortune 16 Jan. 131/1 Unlike, say, an M.C.A. or Twentieth Century-Fox, U.A. has not had what is known in the parlance of the trade as a ‘breakout’ picture, a runaway success, like Jaws or Star Wars. 1989 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 29 May Reacting to the breakout hit ‘Mork and Mindy’, television executives looked for shows with a gimmick. 1994 Wine Spectator 31 Dec. 31/1 That opened the door to some wonderful wines, including..a breakout Washington state Merlot. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 23 Nov. 55/1 (headline) Spoiling (carefully) for a fight... The Democratic candidates are struggling through a crowded debate schedule, searching for their breakout moment. 2. Originally U.S. Business. Of or designating a small seminar, discussion group, or activity occurring as an offshoot of a main conference, meeting, etc. Also: designating a facility intended for such gatherings. ΚΠ 1980 ABA Banking Jrnl. Jan. 33 The forum will include general sessions, exhibits, and special breakout sessions allowing intensive discussions. 1991 Incentive Today Oct. 41/3 For some years now the demand for a greater number of breakout rooms has risen and the hotels that can provide them are assured business. 1995 Amer. Scientist Jan. 21/3 Breakout groups will develop concrete recommendations on a variety of topics related to federal support for research and development. 2000 Times 17 Nov. ii. 24/3 Each hotel will have a purpose-built, self-contained centre with central business support and reception, breakout areas and the latest audiovisual equipment. 2003 S. E. Eizenstat Imperfect Justice ix. 196 During the four days of the conference we would hold plenary sessions and smaller breakout sessions on Nazi-confiscated art; Holocaust-era insurance claims; [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas break-out break-out n. ΚΠ 1820 W. Scott Abbot II. xi. 345 They would be sure to make a break-out if the officers meddled with the auld popish witch-wife. 1870 Standard 12 Dec. On the break-out of the war. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. xi. 128 He saw him once in one of his break-outs, and heard him boast of something he'd done. 1908 W. H. Koebel Anchorage 49 A break-out doesn't seem to oil your tongue to run any more'n usual. 1947 Ann. Reg. 1946 24 The Russian break-out from the Baranovo bridgehead. 1958 Economist 29 Nov. 764/1 Nothing is more important than a British breakout from the rigid positions of the cold war. extracted from breakn.¹ < adj.1960 as lemmas
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breakoutadj.

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