Partridgean

English Alternative forms en Partridgian Etymology 1 From en Partridge an. From the fictional character Alan Partridge, a self-obsessed radio DJ. Adjective en UK Irish Self-important but bathetic; unable to distinguish the meaningful from the trivial and therefore prone to absurdity. en October 14 2009 http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/terrace-talk/fergie-frenzy-hides-the-faults-103232.html Speaking of glaring faults, howsabout Rio Ferdinand’s for starters? This, at least, is one properly footballing ‘Hot Topic’ the Partridgean hacks have managed to find room for, though I note it took him cocking up in an England shirt for them to do so. Fergie frenzy hides the faults Irish Examiner Richard Kurt https://web.archive.org/web/20171118044225/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/terrace-talk/fergie-frenzy-hides-the-faults-103232.html 18 November 2017 en August 1 2011 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/01/queen-of-soul-aretha Paul Sexton, presenting The Queen of Soul: the Legend of Aretha (Radio 2), had a bouncy introduction that bordered on the Partridgean. Over two nights, he explained, the programmes would explore Franklin's move "from the church to the charts". They would, he added, "say RESPECT to a true original". Elizabeth Mahoney Radio Review: The Queen of Soul: the Legend of Aretha The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20261015093016/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/01/queen-of-soul-aretha 15 October 2026 en December 7 2012 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/television-review-a-young-doctors-notebook-daniel-radcliffe-is-innocent-and-jon-hamm-is-knowing-in-this-hamfisted-show-8390497.html He was less revolted by squatting by the end of the film, but for most viewers the unintentional Partridgean comedy would have been the best reason for watching. “You can’t film me pissing,” he said indignantly to the camera crew when using the facilities in one squat.“You can listen.” Tom Sutcliffe The Independent Television review: A Young Doctor's Notebook - Daniel Radcliffe is innocent and Jon Hamm is knowing in this hamfisted show https://web.archive.org/web/20150508122135/http://www.independent.co.uk:80/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/television-review-a-young-doctors-notebook-daniel-radcliffe-is-innocent-and-jon-hamm-is-knowing-in-this-hamfisted-show-8390497.html 8 May 2015 en May 7 2013 http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-07/tony-blackburns-alan-partridge-style-memoir-gains-cult-status-on-twitter Forde proved his point across the Bank Holiday weekend, tweeting snaps of such Partridgean gems as Blackburn's clarfication that his son Simon was NOT named after Simon Bates. Jack Seale Tony Blackburn's Alan Partridge-style memoir gains cult status on Twitter Radio Times 30 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130619135535/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-07/tony-blackburns-alan-partridge-style-memoir-gains-cult-status-on-twitter 19 June 2013 en July 26 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jul/26/sunderland-paolo-di-canio-pain Well, it's wet and it's miserable on the day that Leicester City's footballers have been dreading for weeks, for this is the day that they have to tackle this: "The Hill," intones a somewhat Partridgean local TV news reporter in the early 1980s, on an old clip of the players in question embarking on their pre-season training. The camera promptly pulls back to reveal our man on the spot in a decidedly elevated position; the "this" in question is one of three giant mountains of muck and rubble on a patch of waste ground. Barry Glendenning How Sunderland's Paolo Di Canio is reviving the pre-season pain principle The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20261015092835/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jul/26/sunderland-paolo-di-canio-pain 15 October 2026 en August 8 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2013/aug/08/dynasty-bbc-weather-bill-giles-autobiography And so to the meat of You Have Wives?, whose Partridgean dedication page reads: "Written at the Villa Francia, Lanzarote, Canaries. The authors would like to thank Villa Plus for helping with the difficult internet connections." Marina Hyde Is it Dynasty or the BBC weather centre? It's sometimes hard to tell The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20261015092948/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2013/aug/08/dynasty-bbc-weather-bill-giles-autobiography 15 October 2026 Related terms en accidental Partridge Etymology 2 From en Partridge an. From the lexicographer Eric Partridge. Adjective en derogatory of lexicographical work In the manner or style of lexicographer Eric Partridge (1894–1979). en March 1 1982 w:Robert Burchfield The Age Opening Words: Review of The Macquarie Dictionary Melbourne 11 A Partridgean colorfulness is allowed to creep into the etymologies [...] where severer counsel falls back on "etym. uncertain" or "etym. unknown". en 1992 David L. Gold Lexicos II P. Harteveld Stellebosch: Buro van die Wat 125 The fourth edition of A Dictionary of South African English [...] is, however, Partridgean in its arbitrary use of fonts, punctuation, and capitalization, in its placement of material, and in its not infrequent self-contradictions. en 2014 James Lambert Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives Julie Coleman London: Routledge 133 Richter (2006: 57) suggests that it is a clipping of the English word po(rnograhpy) to which the suffix -ndy (as in ‘trendy’, ‘handy’, etc.) has been added: a Partridgean etymology at best. en eponyms terms derived from fiction