bumble-bathn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌmblbɑːθ/, U.S.

/ˈbəmbəlˌbæθ/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: bumble broth n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of bumble broth n. by association with bath n.¹ Compare later bumble n.², bumble v.³

†1. Apparently: a bed or room in a brothel. Cf. bumble broth n. 2. Obsolete.Quot. 1595 is part of an extended metaphor in which prostitutes are likened to the Stymphalian birds (see Stymphalian adj.) and their clients to carrion (cf. carrion n. 4).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a confused assemblage or mixture

mishmashc1475

rabblement1539

mingle-mangle1549

bumble broth1572

bumble-bath1595

mash1601

colluvies1647

bumble1648

farrago1650

higgledy-piggledy1659

jumble1661

farrage1698

tumble1755

pie1837

Sargasso Sea1855

wirrwarra1866

chop suey1888

dog's breakfast1892

dog's dinner1902

sargasso1934

paella1939

1595 ‘J. Dando’ & ‘H. Runt’ Maroccus Extaticus sig. C3^v Such carrion as lies there in their bumble baths.

2. A mess, a muddle; = bumble broth n. 1a. pseudo-archaic.Only found in historical novels; probably taken from N.E.D. (1888) at Bumble sb.², interpreted as validating the use of the word in this sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder

feery-fary1535

puddle1587

bauchle1600

vertigo1702

whemmel1817

mull1821

mix-up1841

scrimmage1852

embroilment1856

hash-up1860

brangle1865

mucker1867

unplight1876

car wreck1877

mix1882

mess-up1902

stirabout1905

pot mess1914

boorach1928

balls-up1929

muck-up1930

balls1938

box1941

Chinese fire drill1943

snafu1943

foul-up1944

screw-up1950

snarl-up1960

tiswas1960

bumble-bath1965

clusterfuck1969

headfuck1983

car crash1992

katogo1994

dumpster fire2008

1965 G. Heyer Frederica iii. 36 I did mean to explain it all to you in my letter, but I made such a bumble-bath of it.

1981 M. A. Garratt Duchess of Asherwood xi. 80 Damme, it may go tres bien for them, but as for me—I'm in a bumble bath.

2010 K. Robards Shameless xxx. 312 A fine bumble-bath this is!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bumble-bath
释义	bumble-bathn. Brit. /ˈbʌmblbɑːθ/, U.S. /ˈbəmbəlˌbæθ/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: bumble broth n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of bumble broth n. by association with bath n.¹ Compare later bumble n.², bumble v.³ †1. Apparently: a bed or room in a brothel. Cf. bumble broth n. 2. Obsolete.Quot. 1595 is part of an extended metaphor in which prostitutes are likened to the Stymphalian birds (see Stymphalian adj.) and their clients to carrion (cf. carrion n. 4). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a confused assemblage or mixture mishmashc1475 rabblement1539 mingle-mangle1549 bumble broth1572 bumble-bath1595 mash1601 colluvies1647 bumble1648 farrago1650 higgledy-piggledy1659 jumble1661 farrage1698 tumble1755 pie1837 Sargasso Sea1855 wirrwarra1866 chop suey1888 dog's breakfast1892 dog's dinner1902 sargasso1934 paella1939 1595 ‘J. Dando’ & ‘H. Runt’ Maroccus Extaticus sig. C3^v Such carrion as lies there in their bumble baths. 2. A mess, a muddle; = bumble broth n. 1a. pseudo-archaic.Only found in historical novels; probably taken from N.E.D. (1888) at Bumble sb.², interpreted as validating the use of the word in this sense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder feery-fary1535 puddle1587 bauchle1600 vertigo1702 whemmel1817 mull1821 mix-up1841 scrimmage1852 embroilment1856 hash-up1860 brangle1865 mucker1867 unplight1876 car wreck1877 mix1882 mess-up1902 stirabout1905 pot mess1914 boorach1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 box1941 Chinese fire drill1943 snafu1943 foul-up1944 screw-up1950 snarl-up1960 tiswas1960 bumble-bath1965 clusterfuck1969 headfuck1983 car crash1992 katogo1994 dumpster fire2008 1965 G. Heyer Frederica iii. 36 I did mean to explain it all to you in my letter, but I made such a bumble-bath of it. 1981 M. A. Garratt Duchess of Asherwood xi. 80 Damme, it may go tres bien for them, but as for me—I'm in a bumble bath. 2010 K. Robards Shameless xxx. 312 A fine bumble-bath this is! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1595
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