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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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{{clipping|en|phenomenon||remarkable occurrence}}. American English, c. 1890s. |
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Jocular shortening of [[phenomenon]]. First use in [[United States]] around 1890s. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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/ˈfiː.nɒm/ |
* {{IPA|en|/ˈfɛ.nəm/|/ˈfiː.nɒm/}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɛnəm|s=2}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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{{en-noun}} |
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'''phenom''' |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=2017| title=Playing for a Winner|author=Brandon Isleib | page=77| passage=Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old '''phenom''' Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).}} |
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#* {{quote-journal|en-GB|author=Tim Lewis|title=Focused, fearless, unflappable – the teenage stars taking sport by storm|work=The Observer|date=2021-09-11|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/11/focused-fearless-unflappable-the-teenage-stars-taking-sport-by-storm|issn=0029-7712|passage=It is the first all-teen final since 1999 – when neither was born – which saw Serena Williams, 17, beat an 18-year-old Martina Hingis. Teen '''phenoms''' were relatively commonplace back then, especially on the women’s side, occasionally on the men’s.}} |
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# One who is [[hip]] and [[fashionable]]. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|title=Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture|author=Ytasha L. Womack|year=2013|ISBN=9781613747964|page=105 |
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|passage=Jones is a pop-culture '''phenom''' whose bold antics, outlandish personality, and dazzling looks defied all norms.}} |
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====Usage notes==== |
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* Often used sarcastically or in jest. |
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====See also==== |
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* [[Thesaurus:child prodigy]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 3 August 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of phenomenon (“remarkable occurrence”). American English, c. 1890s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]phenom (plural phenoms)
- Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
- 2017, Brandon Isleib, Playing for a Winner, page 77:
- Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).
- 2021 September 11, Tim Lewis, “Focused, fearless, unflappable – the teenage stars taking sport by storm”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:
- It is the first all-teen final since 1999 – when neither was born – which saw Serena Williams, 17, beat an 18-year-old Martina Hingis. Teen phenoms were relatively commonplace back then, especially on the women’s side, occasionally on the men’s.
- One who is hip and fashionable.
- 2013, Ytasha L. Womack, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, →ISBN, page 105:
- Jones is a pop-culture phenom whose bold antics, outlandish personality, and dazzling looks defied all norms.
Usage notes
[edit]- Often used sarcastically or in jest.