netty

English

Alternative forms

nettie, neddy

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɛti/
Rhymes: -ɛti

Etymology 1

net (“elegant, neat”) +‎ -y (“forming adjs. of slightly lesser degree”)[1]

Adjective

netty (comparative nettier, superlative nettiest)

(obsolete, rare) Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- 1573, Thomas Tusser, "Points of Huswifrie" in Fiue Hundreth Points of Good Husbandry:
  How prettie, how fine and how nettie,
  Good huswife should yettie.

Etymology 2

net (“openwork fabric mesh”) +‎ -y (“forming adjectives”)[2]

Adjective

netty (comparative nettier, superlative nettiest)

Netted: made of or employing a net.
- 1587, Leonard Mascall, The Booke of Cattell: Sheep, p. 214:
  Ye ought for to keepe them close, till the day haue taken the gellie or netty rime, from the earth.
Netlike.

Etymology 3

Of uncertain etymology. Proposed derivations include a corruption of necessary, an euphemism for outhouse; French nettoyer (“to cleanse”); and Italian gabbinetti (“toilets”).[3]

Noun

netty (plural netties)

(Geordie) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- 1825, John Trotter Brockett, Glossary of North Country Words:
  Neddy, Netty, a certain place that will not bear a written explanation, but which is depicted to the very life in a tail-piece in the first edition of Bewick's ‘Land Birds’ (1797), p. 285.
- 1978, John Lewis, Uncertain Sound, Ch. iii, p. 75:
  A line of pit cottages... tiny back gardens with outside lavatories, ‘netties’, some of them emptied twice a week by the council.
- 1992 May 4, The Independent, p. 13:
  Our toilet was an outside netty shared between two or three families, where you sat on a hole and hoped the cat wouldn't jump at your backside.
(Geordie) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.
- 1903, English Dialect Dictionary, Vol. IV, p. 255:
  Netty, a privy or water-closet... A common name, amongst the working classes... In common use. In my recollection it was looked upon as a euphemism.

Usage notes

Originally reckoned euphemistic.

Synonyms

(outhouse): See Thesaurus:bathroom
(toilet): See Thesaurus:toilet

References

"† netty, adj.¹" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
"netty, adj.²" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
"netty, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
The Geordie Netty: A Short History and Guide, Frank Graham, 1986, Butler Publishing; New edition, →ISBN

[1] "† netty, adj.¹" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[2] "netty, adj.²" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[3] "netty, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

单词	netty
释义	netty English Alternative forms nettie, neddy Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈnɛti/ Rhymes: -ɛti Etymology 1 net (“elegant, neat”) +‎ -y (“forming adjs. of slightly lesser degree”)[1] Adjective netty (comparative nettier, superlative nettiest) (obsolete, rare) Neat, well-groomed, natty. 1573, Thomas Tusser, "Points of Huswifrie" in Fiue Hundreth Points of Good Husbandry: How prettie, how fine and how nettie, Good huswife should yettie. Etymology 2 net (“openwork fabric mesh”) +‎ -y (“forming adjectives”)[2] Adjective netty (comparative nettier, superlative nettiest) Netted: made of or employing a net. 1587, Leonard Mascall, The Booke of Cattell: Sheep, p. 214: Ye ought for to keepe them close, till the day haue taken the gellie or netty rime, from the earth. Netlike. Etymology 3 Of uncertain etymology. Proposed derivations include a corruption of necessary, an euphemism for outhouse; French nettoyer (“to cleanse”); and Italian gabbinetti (“toilets”).[3] Noun netty (plural netties) (Geordie) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. 1825, John Trotter Brockett, Glossary of North Country Words: Neddy, Netty, a certain place that will not bear a written explanation, but which is depicted to the very life in a tail-piece in the first edition of Bewick's ‘Land Birds’ (1797), p. 285. 1978, John Lewis, Uncertain Sound, Ch. iii, p. 75: A line of pit cottages... tiny back gardens with outside lavatories, ‘netties’, some of them emptied twice a week by the council. 1992 May 4, The Independent, p. 13: Our toilet was an outside netty shared between two or three families, where you sat on a hole and hoped the cat wouldn't jump at your backside. (Geordie) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet. 1903, English Dialect Dictionary, Vol. IV, p. 255: Netty, a privy or water-closet... A common name, amongst the working classes... In common use. In my recollection it was looked upon as a euphemism. Usage notes Originally reckoned euphemistic. Synonyms (outhouse): See Thesaurus:bathroom (toilet): See Thesaurus:toilet References "† netty, adj.¹" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press. "netty, adj.²" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press. "netty, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (2003), Oxford: Oxford University Press. A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977 The Geordie Netty: A Short History and Guide, Frank Graham, 1986, Butler Publishing; New edition, →ISBN
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