ned

FREQ #5009

发音

AU /nɛd/
UK /nɛd/

词形变化

neds 复数 neds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.

    苏格兰 贬义 冒犯 俚语

    The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.

相关短语

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词源

Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy although its use much predates the 1950s origin of that phrase. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward" but the Scottish use of 'ned' for hooligan or lout is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as dating from the early 19th century. The OED also attributes a possible derivation from the 'Edward' diminutive.

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