Watusin.adj.

Brit.

/wəˈtuːsi/,

/wɑːˈtuːsi/, U.S.

/wɑˈtusi/, East African English

/waˈtusi/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Watusis.

Forms:

α. 1800s– Watusi, 1800s– Watussi, 1900s– Watutsi.

β. In sense A. 1 and B. 1800s– Batusi, 1900s– Batussi, 1900s– Batutsi.

γ. In sense A. 1 and B. 1900s– Abatusi (rare), 1900s– Abatutsi, 1900s– aBatutsi.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Partly a borrowing from Rwanda. Etymons: Swahili Watusi, Rwanda Abatutsi, Batutsi.

Etymology: < (i) Swahili Watusi < wa- , plural class prefix + -tusi ( < Rwanda -tutsi Tutsi n.), and its etymon (ii) Rwanda Abatutsi, Batutsi (singular Umututsi).Originally a plural form, but also used as a singular form in English (sometimes with a secondary plural form in -s ). Some forms (e.g. Watutsi at α. forms and Batusi at β. forms) appear to show features of both Swahili and Rwanda etymons. These may either reflect developments within English or perhaps imply (partial) transmission via other Bantu languages with different phonologies. The dance (see sense A. 2) is probably so called on account of a supposed resemblance to African dance, perhaps with reference to the American films King Solomon's Mines (1950), which features Tutsi dancing, and its sequel Watusi (1959).

A. n.

1. A member of an ethnic group forming a minority of the population of Rwanda and Burundi. Now largely superseded by Tutsi n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun]

Numidian?a1425

Nubianc1450

Massylian1606

catadupes1607

Mauritanian1607

Marmarican1627

Niam-Niam1861

Watusi1863

Zande1873

Twa1878

Tutsi1929

Cyrenaican1942

Ubangi1953

Chadian1960

Saharan1970

Sahrawi1976

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [adjective]

Nubian1600

Somali1809

Meroitic1852

Zande1873

Somalian1884

Ubangi1915

Twa1951

Chadian1960

Watusi1960

1863 Morning Post 1 July 7/3 The Wahuma (and a sub-tribe, Watusi) are purely pastoral.

1976 D. Topolski Muzungu xv. 227 Noel was a Watutsi and had been adopted at an early age by a farmer from New Zealand.

2011 D. J. Theron O! South Afr. 159 In Burundi..the Watusis, although outnumbered by the Hutus, were in power.

2. Also with lower-case initial. A popular dance of the early 1960s, originating in the United States, in which the dancer stands with knees slightly bent while moving both outstretched arms up and down or side to side.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [noun]

mashed potato1747

bunny hug1912

chicken scratch1912

bunny-hugging1916

jazz1919

black bottom1925

shuffle1925

Mess Around1926

snake hips1933

Susie-Q1936

Lambeth Walk1937

bunny hop1938

bop1956

pony1961

Watusi1961

locomotion1962

mash potato1962

frug1964

hully gully1964

dancercise1967

pogo1977

moonwalking1980

slam dance1981

slam dancing1981

body-popping1982

b-boying1984

mosh1985

moshing1987

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [verb (intransitive)]

black bottom1926

hand-jive1958

Watusi1961

frug1964

dancercise1967

moonwalk1970

bop1979

slam dance1981

mosh1983

body-pop1984

slam1991

1961 Nassau Guardian 31 Dec. 1960–1 Jan. 1961 3 a/2 A matinee dance will take place between 3 and 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Silver Slipper... Hully-Gully and Watusi contests are scheduled.

2012 Daily Tel. 20 Apr. 31/4 American Bandstand..helped to popularise a succession of 1960s dance crazes including the Twist, the Watusi and the Harlem Shuffle.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to the Watusi.

ΚΠ

1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Afr. vi. 96 A batch of tall Watusi men paid me visits.

1960 Guardian 7 June 4/1 Watutsi pastoralists..are encircling the Birunga.

2014 Africa News (Nexis) 10 Aug. The..rhythms..suggest..the Watusi royal drums recorded in Rwanda.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	watusi
释义	Watusin.adj. Brit. /wəˈtuːsi/, /wɑːˈtuːsi/, U.S. /wɑˈtusi/, East African English /waˈtusi/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Watusis. Forms: α. 1800s– Watusi, 1800s– Watussi, 1900s– Watutsi. β. In sense A. 1 and B. 1800s– Batusi, 1900s– Batussi, 1900s– Batutsi. γ. In sense A. 1 and B. 1900s– Abatusi (rare), 1900s– Abatutsi, 1900s– aBatutsi. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Partly a borrowing from Rwanda. Etymons: Swahili Watusi, Rwanda Abatutsi, Batutsi. Etymology: < (i) Swahili Watusi < wa- , plural class prefix + -tusi ( < Rwanda -tutsi Tutsi n.), and its etymon (ii) Rwanda Abatutsi, Batutsi (singular Umututsi).Originally a plural form, but also used as a singular form in English (sometimes with a secondary plural form in -s ). Some forms (e.g. Watutsi at α. forms and Batusi at β. forms) appear to show features of both Swahili and Rwanda etymons. These may either reflect developments within English or perhaps imply (partial) transmission via other Bantu languages with different phonologies. The dance (see sense A. 2) is probably so called on account of a supposed resemblance to African dance, perhaps with reference to the American films King Solomon's Mines (1950), which features Tutsi dancing, and its sequel Watusi (1959). A. n. 1. A member of an ethnic group forming a minority of the population of Rwanda and Burundi. Now largely superseded by Tutsi n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun] Numidian?a1425 Nubianc1450 Massylian1606 catadupes1607 Mauritanian1607 Marmarican1627 Niam-Niam1861 Watusi1863 Zande1873 Twa1878 Tutsi1929 Cyrenaican1942 Ubangi1953 Chadian1960 Saharan1970 Sahrawi1976 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [adjective] Nubian1600 Somali1809 Meroitic1852 Zande1873 Somalian1884 Ubangi1915 Twa1951 Chadian1960 Watusi1960 1863 Morning Post 1 July 7/3 The Wahuma (and a sub-tribe, Watusi) are purely pastoral. 1976 D. Topolski Muzungu xv. 227 Noel was a Watutsi and had been adopted at an early age by a farmer from New Zealand. 2011 D. J. Theron O! South Afr. 159 In Burundi..the Watusis, although outnumbered by the Hutus, were in power. 2. Also with lower-case initial. A popular dance of the early 1960s, originating in the United States, in which the dancer stands with knees slightly bent while moving both outstretched arms up and down or side to side. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [noun] mashed potato1747 bunny hug1912 chicken scratch1912 bunny-hugging1916 jazz1919 black bottom1925 shuffle1925 Mess Around1926 snake hips1933 Susie-Q1936 Lambeth Walk1937 bunny hop1938 bop1956 pony1961 Watusi1961 locomotion1962 mash potato1962 frug1964 hully gully1964 dancercise1967 pogo1977 moonwalking1980 slam dance1981 slam dancing1981 body-popping1982 b-boying1984 mosh1985 moshing1987 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [verb (intransitive)] black bottom1926 hand-jive1958 Watusi1961 frug1964 dancercise1967 moonwalk1970 bop1979 slam dance1981 mosh1983 body-pop1984 slam1991 1961 Nassau Guardian 31 Dec. 1960–1 Jan. 1961 3 a/2 A matinee dance will take place between 3 and 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Silver Slipper... Hully-Gully and Watusi contests are scheduled. 2012 Daily Tel. 20 Apr. 31/4 American Bandstand..helped to popularise a succession of 1960s dance crazes including the Twist, the Watusi and the Harlem Shuffle. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to the Watusi. ΚΠ 1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Afr. vi. 96 A batch of tall Watusi men paid me visits. 1960 Guardian 7 June 4/1 Watutsi pastoralists..are encircling the Birunga. 2014 Africa News (Nexis) 10 Aug. The..rhythms..suggest..the Watusi royal drums recorded in Rwanda. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). watusiv. Brit. /wəˈtuːsi/, /wɑːˈtuːsi/, U.S. /wɑˈtusi/, East African English /waˈtusi/ Forms: see Watusi n. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Watusi n. Etymology: < Watusi n. intransitive. To dance the watusi (Watusi n. 2). ΚΠ 1961 Tri-state Defender (Memphis, Tennessee) 24 Feb. 12 Walter London caused quite a scene in the gym the other day while he was trying to Watusi while doing exercise. 2013 Guestlisted (Nexis) 5 Dec. Stewart, looking fit in a snazzy silver silk suit, twisted, watusied and weaved around the stage like a champion prizefighter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1863v.1961
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Watusin.adj.

watusiv.