faunchとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Origin uncertain. Used in Midland American English and Western American English. Entered the fanspeak body of slang after writer Noel Loomis used it in a review in Pro-Phile.

発音

• IPA^(key): /fɔːnt͡ʃ/
• 韻: -ɔːntʃ

名詞

faunch (複数形 faunches)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A desire; a yearning.
   • 1999 January 19, Kathy Routliffe, “Re: Mame”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet‎^[1], message-ID <36A3FCD4.5097D338@flash.net>:

     Byrne was the best thing about *Man in the Iron Mask*, as far as plot and acting. I do confess a faunch for John Malkovitch, and DiCaprio should be allowed to develop his considerable latent acting abilities.

   • 2001 September 5, Joel Rosenberg, “Re: Waaaaaaaaaah I wanna go to a Con!”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet‎^[2], message-ID <huwl7.256335$Jg.32070285@typhoon.kc.rr.com>:

     Me, I'd caution against a Worldcon as one's first convention for somebody who has such a faunch -- not to the point of avoiding it, if one were handy -- as while there's a lot that's fun at a Worldcon, it tends to be on the largish side, it's fairly easy to get lostish, and in most times and places (at least in the US) there's likely to be a good convention closer in time and space than the next Worldcon.

動詞

faunch (三人称単数 現在形 faunches, 現在分詞 faunching, 過去形および過去分詞形 faunched)

1. (US, equestrianism) To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ.
   • 1954, Sandoz, Mari, The Buffalo Hunters, published 2008, →ISBN, page 6:

     Instead of the fine faunching black mare he usually rode he was on a light grey today, a little slower if it came to a run from the Indians or a buffalo stampede, but much less conspicuous against the snow.

   • 1986, Bumpus, Jerry, Heroes and Villains, →ISBN, The Outdoorsman, page 59:

     Ecstatic, they faunched and gamboled and I could hardly get them in the traces.

2. (US, chiefly Midland 米国用法 English and Western American English) To complain; to rant; to rave.
   • 1931, Ellis, Anne, Plain Anne Ellis, published 1997, →ISBN, page 151:

     But on the evening before election, a staunch Democrat who had been on one of our telephone jobs came to my door — just faunching and spluttering.

   • 1943, Sanford, John B., The People from Heaven, published 1995, →ISBN, page 5:

     You won't make nothing the day I die. I'll go out fighting and faunching.

   • 1998 September 9, Charley L. Walker, Jr., “Don't be misled...”, in austin.general, Usenet‎^[3], message-ID <6t6vjo$gj8$1@juliana.sprynet.com>:

     Right Wingers can rant, stomp, faunch, condemn and mislead all day long and pack the laws with well archestrated^[sic] bigotry and bias from here til doomsday.

3. (US, chiefly Midland 米国用法 English and Western American English) To worry; to be eager; to show impatience.
   • 1998 June 2, Wade Hampton Miller, “There's a nice archtop for sale at Downtown Disney”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic, Usenet‎^[4], message-ID <1998060219431000.PAA29427@ladder01.news.aol.com>:

     Rather than have me fidget and faunch while waiting in line (I'd neglected to bring a book) my wife sent me off to the music store with her blessing, with the promise to send our daughter Celia to fetch me when we finally got our table an hour later.

   • 2003, Keith, Harold, Forty-Seven Straight, →ISBN, page 166:

     Licking his fingers, Pat buckled on his white helmet and went to work. Wilkinson's relieving elevens were always faunching to go into action anyhow.

4. (dated, fandom slang) To desire; to yearn; to covet.
   • 1959, Eney, Richard "Dick" Harris, Fancyclopedia II‎^[5], Joe Fann/Jophan:

     He is a young fellow, not long out of adolescence, who faunches to set the world on fire but isn't sure how to go about it.

   • 1996 January, Lindsay, Eric, Gegenschein‎^[6], number 73, Winter Convention Trip in the USA, June 1994:

     I've long faunched for these, and they turned out to be better constructed than I expected, and even included a padded carry bag.

   • 2003 May 9, David Dyer-Bennet, “Re: Should I upgrade my camera?”, in rec.photo.digital, Usenet‎^[7], message-ID <m2of2bigf2.fsf@gw.dd-b.net>: