candy-assedadj.

Brit.

/ˈkandɪast/, U.S.

/ˈkændiˌæst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², assed adj.

Etymology: < candy n.² + assed adj. Compare candy-ass adj., candy-ass n.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). depreciative.

Of a man: cowardly, timid, effeminate, ineffectual. Also of a thing: befitting or characteristic of such a person; insubstantial, undemanding. Cf. candy-ass adj.Also occasionally used of women.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

meacock1587

unmanful1729

sissy1879

unvirile1884

sissyish1889

candy-ass1953

candy-assed1953

nelly1960

1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry iii. i. 203 Come on, Burnside, getting candy-assed?

1977 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 17 Aug. 23/1 He..used the time..to shift the image of the chief of protocol away from what he calls a ‘striped-pants candy-assed cookie pusher’.

1996 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 2 June 3 c They need to be entertained in a positive way, not a candy-assed way. Entertained with a music they find substantial.

2005 New Yorker 3 Oct. 59/1 The chef suggests two or three cocktails, and not cosmopolitans or candy-assed Martinis but real men's drinks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	candy-assed
释义	candy-assedadj. Brit. /ˈkandɪast/, U.S. /ˈkændiˌæst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², assed adj. Etymology: < candy n.² + assed adj. Compare candy-ass adj., candy-ass n. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). depreciative. Of a man: cowardly, timid, effeminate, ineffectual. Also of a thing: befitting or characteristic of such a person; insubstantial, undemanding. Cf. candy-ass adj.Also occasionally used of women. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate manlessa1529 unmanly1534 meacock1587 unmanful1729 sissy1879 unvirile1884 sissyish1889 candy-ass1953 candy-assed1953 nelly1960 1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry iii. i. 203 Come on, Burnside, getting candy-assed? 1977 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 17 Aug. 23/1 He..used the time..to shift the image of the chief of protocol away from what he calls a ‘striped-pants candy-assed cookie pusher’. 1996 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 2 June 3 c They need to be entertained in a positive way, not a candy-assed way. Entertained with a music they find substantial. 2005 New Yorker 3 Oct. 59/1 The chef suggests two or three cocktails, and not cosmopolitans or candy-assed Martinis but real men's drinks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1953
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