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===Etymology 1=== |
===Etymology 1=== |
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British slang |
British slang from 1941 {{C.E.}}; possibly [[onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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===Etymology 2=== |
===Etymology 2=== |
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British slang |
British slang from 19th Century {{C.E.}}. |
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# {{UK|Australia|slang}} [[clothing|Clothing]]. |
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#* '''1892''', [[w:Rudyard Kipling|Rudyard Kipling]], ''Loot'', in ''Barrack-Room Ballads'', [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2819/2819-h/2819-h.htm Gutenberg eBook #2819], |
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#*: W′y, they call a man a robber if ′e stuffs ′is marchin′ '''clobber''' / With the— / (Chorus) Loo! loo! Lulu! lulu! Loo! loo! Loot! loot! loot! |
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#* '''1899''', [[w:George Bernard Shaw|George Bernard Shaw]], ''[[w:Captain Brassbound's Conversion|Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]'', [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3418/3418-h/3418-h.htm Gutenberg eBook #3418], |
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#*: Now to get rid of this respectable '''clobber''' and feel like a man again. |
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#* '''1919''', [[w:C. J. Dennis|C. J. Dennis]], ''Red Robin'', in ''Jim of The Hills'', [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0500931.txt Gutenberg Australia eBook #0500931], |
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#*: I was thinkin′ of the widow while I gets me '''clobber''' on - / Like a feller will start thinkin′ of the times that′s past an′ gone. |
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# {{UK|Australia|slang}} [[equipment|Equipment]]. |
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===References=== |
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* {{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}} |
* {{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}} |
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* ''The Dinkum Dictionary'' |
* ''The Dinkum Dictionary'' |
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Revision as of 14:21, 2 February 2012
English
Etymology 1
British slang from 1941 C.E.; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.
Pronunciation
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Verb
clobber (third-person singular simple present clobbers, present participle clobbering, simple past and past participle clobbered)
- Template:transitive To hit or bash severely.
- Template:transitive To overwrite (data), usually unintentionally.
Translations
to hit or bash severely
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(computing) To overwrite (data), usually unintentionally.
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Etymology 2
British slang from 19th Century C.E..
Noun
clobber (plural clobbers)
- Template:UK Clothing.
- 1892, Rudyard Kipling, Loot, in Barrack-Room Ballads, Gutenberg eBook #2819,
- W′y, they call a man a robber if ′e stuffs ′is marchin′ clobber / With the— / (Chorus) Loo! loo! Lulu! lulu! Loo! loo! Loot! loot! loot!
- 1899, George Bernard Shaw, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, Gutenberg eBook #3418,
- Now to get rid of this respectable clobber and feel like a man again.
- 1919, C. J. Dennis, Red Robin, in Jim of The Hills, Gutenberg Australia eBook #0500931,
- I was thinkin′ of the widow while I gets me clobber on - / Like a feller will start thinkin′ of the times that′s past an′ gone.
- 1892, Rudyard Kipling, Loot, in Barrack-Room Ballads, Gutenberg eBook #2819,
- Template:UK Equipment.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “clobber”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- The Dinkum Dictionary
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