ottomy

ottomy

English

Etymology

Variant of otamy, corruption and clipping of anatomy, from Latin anatomia, from cutting up, from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, incise”). Doublet of anatomy.

Noun

ottomy (plural ottomies)

  1. (obsolete, colloquial) A skeleton.
  2. Very thin person.

References

  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Ottomy”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.
  • John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary
  • Jonathon Green (2026), “ottomy n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang‎[1]
  • Jonathon Green (2026), “otamy n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang‎[2]
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