Etonicè
Etonicè proper noun: the characteristic speech or slang of Eton College.
Proper noun
Etonicè
- The characteristic speech or slang of Eton College.
- To do this in proper style, is, I assure you, reckoned a most difficult thing among the most expert performers; utterly unattainable, I am sure, by any of the rustics (Etonicè Clods) whom one sees playing at home.1821 May 23, Samuel Rashleigh, “The Rashleigh Letter-Bag: VI. Mr Samuel Rashleigh to the Rev. Marmaduke Bradshaw”, in The Etonian, volume II, Windsor, Berkshire: Knight and Dredge; London: John...
- The crew consists of ten men, besides there is or captain; they are active, willing, good-humoured fellows, and have harmonious voices, a great lounge (to speak Etonicé), as the Arab boatmen are a noisy set, constantly singing to their work, and always in chorus; one of them leads, and the rest...1838 October, Alexander Lindsay, “Lord Lindsay's Letters on Egypt and the Holy Land”, in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, Edinburgh: W. Tait, →OCLC, page 659, column 2
Forms of Etonicè
| alternative form | Etonice |
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| alternative form | Etonicé |
Origin of Etonicè
Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from Eton + pseudo-Gallic suffix -icè, possibly influenced by terms ending in French -trice such as prosatrice or restauratrice.
Questions about Etonicè
- What does Etonicè mean?
- Etonicè means the characteristic speech or slang of Eton College.
- What part of speech is Etonicè?
- Etonicè is a proper noun.
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