| 单词 | browned off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrowned off 2. browned off, bored, ‘fed-up’, disgusted. Hence browned-offness [-ness suffix] , the condition of being ‘browned off’. slang. Partridge Dict. Slang (1961) states ‘Regular Army since ca. 1915; adopted by the R.A.F. ca. 1929’; but pre-1938 printed evidence is lacking. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] sada1200 fastidiuma1398 irkingc1400 irksomeness1435 tediousness1482 tediation1485 annuisance1502 weariness1526 wearisomenessa1568 irk1570 languor1596 tedification1616 tedium1662 ennui1758 dullery1841 boredom1853 mawkishness1861 fed-'upness1910 mouldiness1916 browned-offness1938 noia1944 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] irk1303 tedious1430 irksome1435 irked1513 ennuyé1757 seccatored1763 yawny1805 bored1823 used up1839 yawnish1855 fed up1900 fed to the (back) teeth1921 browned off1938 brassed1941 cheesed1941 chocker1942 pissy1962 1938 ‘J. Curtis’ They drive by Night ii. 28 What the hell had he got to be so browned off about? He ought to be feeling proper chirpy. 1941 Men Only May 8 We have worked hard for success, and now that it has come we are robbed of it by this paper shortage. Believe us, we are properly browned off. 1942 W. Simpson One of our Pilots is Safe ii. 19 Most of our time was spent moping about the aerodrome getting thoroughly ‘browned-off’, and hoping against hope for some real action. 1943 W. Robson Let. 15 Aug. (1960) 53 Splendid things for combating the deadly browned-offness. 1958 Observer 9 Nov. 4/4 Medical boards were always being begged by browned-off invalids to pass them fit for active service. 1966 Observer 27 Feb. 28/7 This [programme] has got over an initial stage of browned-offness, mutiny on the knees, dumb insolence. < as lemmas |
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