unhepn.adj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈhɛp/, U.S.

/ˌənˈhɛp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, hep adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + hep adj. Compare unhip adj.

slang (originally U.S.).

A. n.

With the and plural agreement. Uninformed, naive, or old-fashioned people collectively. Cf. unhip n.

ΚΠ

1916 J. Edwards in Amer. Printer 5 Oct. 36/1 Providence, that self-elected looker-after-the-un-hep, put her invisible main arm about his rural waist.

1946 Pittsburgh Courier 16 Nov. A generous mixture of the jazz-wise and the unhep.

2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 2 Aug. 15 When it comes to being streetwise, Australian ‘kats’ and ‘kittens’ know the meaning of phrases like ‘it's the money’ and ‘wall-to-wall cash’, and have difficulty translating them to the un-hep.

B. adj.

Uninformed, ignorant, naive; old-fashioned, square; not with-it. Also with to: unaware of, not wise to. Cf. unhip adj.Cf. note at hep adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > of persons, views, etc.

old-fashioned1596

musty1603

mildewed1605

fusty1609

wormy1611

frumpy1746

fossila1770

arriéré1814

has-been1819

Rip Van Winkleish1829

frumpish1847

archaistic1850

fogey1852

fogeyish1852

old fogeyish1853

rusty-fusty1864

mossbacked1876

dead-handed1928

Victorian1934

unhep1939

unhip1939

dinosaurian1943

square1946

dinosaur-like1947

dinosauric1977

analogue1993

1939 Pittsburgh Courier 16 Sept. 21/2 Skeptics, ickies and unhep cats who have long since predicted the death of swing music.

1952 Lowell (Mass.) Sunday Sun 18 May (Pictorial Mag. section) 2/2 Having neither a television set nor small fry around the house we have been singularly ‘unhep’ to the space craze which is currently touching the nation's youngsters.

2003 M. Kapur Married Woman (2004) i. 23 Astha realised she was sounding very un-hep, but she couldn't help it. She had to know how safe she was.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unhep
释义	unhepn.adj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈhɛp/, U.S. /ˌənˈhɛp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, hep adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + hep adj. Compare unhip adj. slang (originally U.S.). A. n. With the and plural agreement. Uninformed, naive, or old-fashioned people collectively. Cf. unhip n. ΚΠ 1916 J. Edwards in Amer. Printer 5 Oct. 36/1 Providence, that self-elected looker-after-the-un-hep, put her invisible main arm about his rural waist. 1946 Pittsburgh Courier 16 Nov. A generous mixture of the jazz-wise and the unhep. 2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 2 Aug. 15 When it comes to being streetwise, Australian ‘kats’ and ‘kittens’ know the meaning of phrases like ‘it's the money’ and ‘wall-to-wall cash’, and have difficulty translating them to the un-hep. B. adj. Uninformed, ignorant, naive; old-fashioned, square; not with-it. Also with to: unaware of, not wise to. Cf. unhip adj.Cf. note at hep adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > of persons, views, etc. old-fashioned1596 musty1603 mildewed1605 fusty1609 wormy1611 frumpy1746 fossila1770 arriéré1814 has-been1819 Rip Van Winkleish1829 frumpish1847 archaistic1850 fogey1852 fogeyish1852 old fogeyish1853 rusty-fusty1864 mossbacked1876 dead-handed1928 Victorian1934 unhep1939 unhip1939 dinosaurian1943 square1946 dinosaur-like1947 dinosauric1977 analogue1993 1939 Pittsburgh Courier 16 Sept. 21/2 Skeptics, ickies and unhep cats who have long since predicted the death of swing music. 1952 Lowell (Mass.) Sunday Sun 18 May (Pictorial Mag. section) 2/2 Having neither a television set nor small fry around the house we have been singularly ‘unhep’ to the space craze which is currently touching the nation's youngsters. 2003 M. Kapur Married Woman (2004) i. 23 Astha realised she was sounding very un-hep, but she couldn't help it. She had to know how safe she was. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1916
随便看	talk in one's sleep talk in riddles talk into or out of talk like a book talk lower talk miss nancy talk muggins talk nineteen to the dozen talk of talk of a cock and a bull talk of the devil talk of the devil, and he will appear talk of the town talk one's way in talk or speak for or to buncombe talk out talk out of one's arse talk out of one's ass talk out of one's etc talk out of one's turn talk out of or through the back of one's neck talk out of turn talk out through one's arse talk out through one's ass talk out through one's etc