tripperishadj.
/ˈtrɪpərɪʃ/ colloquial.
= trippery adj.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > making pleasure excursion > relating to or characterized by trippers
trippery1924
tripperish1931
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > outing or excursion > [adjective] > characterized by trippers
trippery1924
tripperish1931
1931 E. Waugh Remote People iv. 89 Do you think..it would be very vulgar and tripperish to make them scramble for them [sc. coins]?
1934 M. Allingham Death of Ghost xxi. 245 Nothin' tripperish about them.
1960 ‘J. Bonett’ & ‘E. Bonett’ No Grave for Lady xi. 170 The atmosphere was rather tripperish.
1975 S. Lauder Killing Time on Corvo iii. 26 She was very sharp..and tripperish.
Derivatives
ˈtripperishness n.
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society > travel > [noun] > travelling for pleasure > go on a short trip > quality of
tripperishness1898
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > outing or excursion > [noun] > quality
tripperishness1898
1898 M. Sadler Let. 26 Sept. in M. Sadleir Michael Ernest Sadler (1949) x. 166 Stromness is a prim little grey stone place of about 2,000 people—quite unspoiled... No obtrusive tripperishness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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adj.1898- make no knobs
- make no matter
- make no matter of
- make no menace
- make no mistake
- make no motes of
- make no nevermind
- make no objection
- make no question
- make no scriple
- make no scriple of conscience
- make no spare
- make no strength
- make no strength of
- make noise
- make noises
- make northing
- make note
- make nothing
- make nothing of
- make nothing on
- make nothing to
- make oath
- make obedience
- make obeisance