yellow mann.

Brit.

/ˈjɛləʊ man/, U.S.

/ˈjɛloʊ ˌmæn/, Irish English

/ˈjɛloʊ mæn/

Inflections: Plural yellow men.

Forms: see yellow adj. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., man n.¹

Etymology: < yellow adj. + man n.¹

1. A person with yellow or yellowish skin or complexion; spec. a person of South-East or East Asian (especially Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin. Now historical and offensive.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > other racial types > [noun]

Pontic1683

yellow man1788

yellowskin1847

Euro-African1854

Mediterranean1876

Armenoid1894

Alpine1899

Nordic1900

Eurasiatic1901

blond beast1907

Caspian1923

Veddoid1948

the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > yellowness > [noun] > person

yellow man1788

1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Bucaniers Amer. i. ii. 18 The Spaniards had in their company many Slaves, and Indians, labouring Men, whom they call Matates, or in English, half yellow Men.]

1788 P. M. Freneau Misc. Wks. 7 Fine islands greet mine eye, Cover'd with trees, and beasts, and yellow men.

1791 F. Garrettson Experience & Trav. of Mr. Freeborn Garrettson xii. 209 Their colonel, who was a black, or rather a yellow man.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxvi. 181 What with troops..Lascars..yellow men, sickly women, and half-caste children.., on the booms and main-deck, the vessel was in a strange motley of confusion.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 5 Jan. 1/2 Convinced free-traders from the Colonies..draw the line at the free invasion of the Yellow-man.

1911 T. L. Carter Out of Afr. 65 Bacon Sothern..passed as an expert in the Chinese language, and..had been engaged to superintend the yellow men at this mine.

1956 Life 9 July 99/1 The man I am talking to is a yellow man.., with a very smooth, faintly Mongolian face.

2001 Guardian 9 Apr. ii. 5/4 The roots of American Sinophobia go ineradicably deep... The yellow man was the archetypal outsider.

†2. slang. A yellow handkerchief, typically made of silk. Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > types of

rail1482

whisk1654

neck stock1681

stocka1684

steenkirk1694

neckatee1706

bird's eye?1775

belcher1805

yellow man1812

starcher1818

choker1848

1812–13 P. Egan Boxiana I. 167 The yellow-man, which had so long been the boast and pride of the circle.

1821 Sporting Mag. Oct. 27/1 A prime yellow-man round his squeeze.

1847 G. W. M. Reynolds Myst. London III. 85/1 Yellow-man—handkerchief all yellow.

3. Irish English (northern). A brittle confection similar to honeycomb (honeycomb n. 2c), having a yellow or golden colour and typically made by boiling together brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, and vinegar, before adding bicarbonate of soda.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets

scrochat1448

gobbet riala1500

Portugal1560

sugar-pellet1591

muscadine1599

moscardino1616

rock candy1653

covering-seeds1687

lollipop1784

turn-over1798

lavender-sugar1810

humbug1825

kiss1825

elecampane1826

Gibraltar1831

yellow man1831

rose cake1834

cockle1835

maple candy1840

butterscotch1847

sponge candy1850

squib1851

honeycomb1857

marshmallow1857

motto kiss1858

fondant1861

coffee cream1868

candy-braid1870

candy bar1885

suckabob1888

nut bar1896

crackerjack1902

teiglach1903

red-hot1910

violet cream1912

mouldy1916

patty1916

lace1919

Tootsie Roll1925

sugar mouse1931

Parma1971

cinder toffee1979

1831 R. Shennan Tales, Songs, & Misc. Poems 32 Here yellow-man, A' paper'd lest it file your han'.

1857 Nation (Dublin) 1 Aug. 781/4 Whither are they trooping so merrily, laden with ginger-bread, yellowman, and..just a wee drop of the crature?

1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Yellow-man, a kind of toffee made of treacle and flour.

1936 Derry People 14 Mar. 4/7 The sophisticated children of to-day would probably scorn ‘yellow man’, preferring a visit to the pictures or an excursion to a football match.

2013 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 June 10 Yellowman, or ‘Yellaman’, is produced at temperatures of up to 300 degrees celsius.

2014 @grainnemcgarvey 7 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Hey, have you a number for a shop that sells yellowman? [With the reply ‘We have yellow and the “pink” yellowman in stock!’]

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

单词	yellow man
释义	yellow mann. Brit. /ˈjɛləʊ man/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊ ˌmæn/, Irish English /ˈjɛloʊ mæn/ Inflections: Plural yellow men. Forms: see yellow adj. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., man n.¹ Etymology: < yellow adj. + man n.¹ 1. A person with yellow or yellowish skin or complexion; spec. a person of South-East or East Asian (especially Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin. Now historical and offensive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > other racial types > [noun] Pontic1683 yellow man1788 yellowskin1847 Euro-African1854 Mediterranean1876 Armenoid1894 Alpine1899 Nordic1900 Eurasiatic1901 blond beast1907 Caspian1923 Veddoid1948 the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > yellowness > [noun] > person yellow man1788 1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Bucaniers Amer. i. ii. 18 The Spaniards had in their company many Slaves, and Indians, labouring Men, whom they call Matates, or in English, half yellow Men.] 1788 P. M. Freneau Misc. Wks. 7 Fine islands greet mine eye, Cover'd with trees, and beasts, and yellow men. 1791 F. Garrettson Experience & Trav. of Mr. Freeborn Garrettson xii. 209 Their colonel, who was a black, or rather a yellow man. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxvi. 181 What with troops..Lascars..yellow men, sickly women, and half-caste children.., on the booms and main-deck, the vessel was in a strange motley of confusion. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 5 Jan. 1/2 Convinced free-traders from the Colonies..draw the line at the free invasion of the Yellow-man. 1911 T. L. Carter Out of Afr. 65 Bacon Sothern..passed as an expert in the Chinese language, and..had been engaged to superintend the yellow men at this mine. 1956 Life 9 July 99/1 The man I am talking to is a yellow man.., with a very smooth, faintly Mongolian face. 2001 Guardian 9 Apr. ii. 5/4 The roots of American Sinophobia go ineradicably deep... The yellow man was the archetypal outsider. †2. slang. A yellow handkerchief, typically made of silk. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > types of rail1482 whisk1654 neck stock1681 stocka1684 steenkirk1694 neckatee1706 bird's eye?1775 belcher1805 yellow man1812 starcher1818 choker1848 1812–13 P. Egan Boxiana I. 167 The yellow-man, which had so long been the boast and pride of the circle. 1821 Sporting Mag. Oct. 27/1 A prime yellow-man round his squeeze. 1847 G. W. M. Reynolds Myst. London III. 85/1 Yellow-man—handkerchief all yellow. 3. Irish English (northern). A brittle confection similar to honeycomb (honeycomb n. 2c), having a yellow or golden colour and typically made by boiling together brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, and vinegar, before adding bicarbonate of soda. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets scrochat1448 gobbet riala1500 Portugal1560 sugar-pellet1591 muscadine1599 moscardino1616 rock candy1653 covering-seeds1687 lollipop1784 turn-over1798 lavender-sugar1810 humbug1825 kiss1825 elecampane1826 Gibraltar1831 yellow man1831 rose cake1834 cockle1835 maple candy1840 butterscotch1847 sponge candy1850 squib1851 honeycomb1857 marshmallow1857 motto kiss1858 fondant1861 coffee cream1868 candy-braid1870 candy bar1885 suckabob1888 nut bar1896 crackerjack1902 teiglach1903 red-hot1910 violet cream1912 mouldy1916 patty1916 lace1919 Tootsie Roll1925 sugar mouse1931 Parma1971 cinder toffee1979 1831 R. Shennan Tales, Songs, & Misc. Poems 32 Here yellow-man, A' paper'd lest it file your han'. 1857 Nation (Dublin) 1 Aug. 781/4 Whither are they trooping so merrily, laden with ginger-bread, yellowman, and..just a wee drop of the crature? 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Yellow-man, a kind of toffee made of treacle and flour. 1936 Derry People 14 Mar. 4/7 The sophisticated children of to-day would probably scorn ‘yellow man’, preferring a visit to the pictures or an excursion to a football match. 2013 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 June 10 Yellowman, or ‘Yellaman’, is produced at temperatures of up to 300 degrees celsius. 2014 @grainnemcgarvey 7 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Hey, have you a number for a shop that sells yellowman? [With the reply ‘We have yellow and the “pink” yellowman in stock!’] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1788
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