Mysteries of vernacular: Fizzle - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika:

Fizzle,

neuspeh (fizzle),

to end weakly

završiti se gašenjem

or to fail,

ili pokleći,

to die out.

ugasiti se.

The definition of fizzle

Definicija reči "fizzle"

likely links back to the Old English word fist,

verovatno vodi do staroengleske reči "fist",

which meant stink.

što je označavalo smrad.

In the mid-fifteenth century,

Sredinom petnaestog veka,

fist developed into the verb fisten,

reč "fist" razvila se u reč "fisten",

to break wind,

puštati gasove,

which eventually lead to the modern word feisty,

što je dovelo do moderne reči "feisty",

but that's another story.

ali to je druga priča.

In its earliest form,

U svom najranijem obliku,

as a variant of fisten,

kao varijacija reči "fisten",

fizzle had a very specific meaning:

"fizzle" je imalo veoma specifično značenje:

to break wind without noise.

pustiti gas bez zvuka.

Surprisingly, considering this initial definition,

Neočekivano, s obzirom na prvobitnu definiciju,

by the 1800s, the word fizzle referred instead

do 1800-tih, reč "fizzle" se umesto toga odnosila

to a specific sound,

na poseban zvuk,

rather graphically,

prilično slikovito opisan,

to the sputtering or hissing of a gas or liquid

na pucketanje ili šištanje gasa ili tečnosti

being forced out of a narrow opening.

koji se na silu izbacuju kroz uzak prolaz.

The figurative sense of the word,

Preneseno značenje reči,

a weak ending,

slab završetak,

is thus understandable within the context

stoga je razumljivo u kontekstu

of a flame consuming the last drops of oil in a lantern

plamena koji obuzima poslednje kapi ulji u lampi

or a valve drawing out the contents

ili ventila koji izvlači sadržaj

of the bottom of a cask.

iz dna bureta.

Though perhaps not derived directly

Iako možda nije potekla direktno

from this subsiding verb,

od ovog glagola koji označava jenjavanje,

our modern meaning of fizzle

naše moderno značenje reči "fizzle"

developed as slang in the 1800s.

razvilo se kao sleng u 1800-tim godinama.

Originally used on college campuses

Prvobitno se koristila na kampusima koledža

to describe failure,

da se opiše podbacivanje,

specifically on an exam,

naročito na ispitu,

it wasn't long before the word came to mean

i nije prošlo dugo pre nego što je reč počela da znači

exactly what it does today

upravo ono što znači i danas

and was quickly and widely adopted.

i usvojila se brzo i svuda.