Tommy Atkinsn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒmɪ ˈatkɪnz/, U.S.

/ˌtɑmi ˈætkɪnz/

Forms: 1700s– Tommy Atkins, 1800s– Tommie Atkins.

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper name Tommy, Atkins.

Etymology: < the male forename Tommy (see Tommy n.¹) + the surname Atkins, after Thomas Atkins n.The following is from a supposed letter of 1743, quoted in a 1938 note in the Spectator citing (untraced) recent correspondence in the Daily Telegraph, and widely cited by other commentators since, but which it has been impossible to verify:1743 Let. in Spectator 3 June (1938) 1015/1 Except for those from N. America (mostly Irish Papists) ye Marines and Tommy Atkins behaved splendidly.

(A generic name for) a British private soldier; British private soldiers collectively. Also occasionally in extended use: a private in any army; a member of the rank and file in any organization. Cf. Thomas Atkins n.In later use largely replaced by Tommy (Tommy n.¹ 3). Now chiefly with reference to the First World War (1914–18).

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1850 J. J. Hort Horse Guards facing p. 90 (caption) Commanding Officer.—‘Thomas Atkins, Her Majesty the Queen, has been graciously pleased to award you this Medal for good and meritorious service.’ Field Marshall.—‘That's very true, Tommy Atkins—but I'll trouble you for Two and Sixpence, for engraving your name on it.’

1857 H. Tytler Mem. (1986) 144 This poor man had been late for several days with his bread for the men's breakfast, so Tommie Atkins threatened to hang him if it happened again and so they did.

1866 Belfast News-let. 22 Nov. The ten years Act was a most ruinous one..unjust to the soldier. Whenever Tommy Atkins gets into trouble, he says ‘As soon as the ten years are up, I'll be off.’

1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 101 The Egyptian Tommy Atkins inspires one rapidly with feelings of sheer affection.

1898 E. J. Hardy in United Service Mag. Mar. 649 From talks with these men, I have learned to know and respect Tommy Atkins.

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top i. 5 Inside, sitting at a desk was a lonely Tommy Atkins.

1959 Encounter Aug. 74/2 No ‘ordinary people’, no John Doe, Tommy Atkins, rank-and-filer, man-in-the-street.

2007 Express (Nexis) 7 Sept. 11 [He was] perhaps the worst defence secretary since the Crimea—and bearing in mind what the donkeys of Whitehall did to Private Tommy Atkins in the First World War, that is saying a lot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tommy atkins
释义	Tommy Atkinsn. Brit. /ˌtɒmɪ ˈatkɪnz/, U.S. /ˌtɑmi ˈætkɪnz/ Forms: 1700s– Tommy Atkins, 1800s– Tommie Atkins. Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper name Tommy, Atkins. Etymology: < the male forename Tommy (see Tommy n.¹) + the surname Atkins, after Thomas Atkins n.The following is from a supposed letter of 1743, quoted in a 1938 note in the Spectator citing (untraced) recent correspondence in the Daily Telegraph, and widely cited by other commentators since, but which it has been impossible to verify:1743 Let. in Spectator 3 June (1938) 1015/1 Except for those from N. America (mostly Irish Papists) ye Marines and Tommy Atkins behaved splendidly. (A generic name for) a British private soldier; British private soldiers collectively. Also occasionally in extended use: a private in any army; a member of the rank and file in any organization. Cf. Thomas Atkins n.In later use largely replaced by Tommy (Tommy n.¹ 3). Now chiefly with reference to the First World War (1914–18). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > common soldier > [noun] > British Thomas Atkins1815 Tommy Atkins1850 Tommy1881 Thomas1888 Atkins1890 woodbine1918 1850 J. J. Hort Horse Guards facing p. 90 (caption) Commanding Officer.—‘Thomas Atkins, Her Majesty the Queen, has been graciously pleased to award you this Medal for good and meritorious service.’ Field Marshall.—‘That's very true, Tommy Atkins—but I'll trouble you for Two and Sixpence, for engraving your name on it.’ 1857 H. Tytler Mem. (1986) 144 This poor man had been late for several days with his bread for the men's breakfast, so Tommie Atkins threatened to hang him if it happened again and so they did. 1866 Belfast News-let. 22 Nov. The ten years Act was a most ruinous one..unjust to the soldier. Whenever Tommy Atkins gets into trouble, he says ‘As soon as the ten years are up, I'll be off.’ 1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 101 The Egyptian Tommy Atkins inspires one rapidly with feelings of sheer affection. 1898 E. J. Hardy in United Service Mag. Mar. 649 From talks with these men, I have learned to know and respect Tommy Atkins. 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top i. 5 Inside, sitting at a desk was a lonely Tommy Atkins. 1959 Encounter Aug. 74/2 No ‘ordinary people’, no John Doe, Tommy Atkins, rank-and-filer, man-in-the-street. 2007 Express (Nexis) 7 Sept. 11 [He was] perhaps the worst defence secretary since the Crimea—and bearing in mind what the donkeys of Whitehall did to Private Tommy Atkins in the First World War, that is saying a lot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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