English

enough already

Stop; that is enough (of some negative behavior such as arguing).

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    Origin

    Synchronically, from enough + already. Diachronically, possibly a Calque of Yiddish גענוג שוין (genug shoyn).

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    • partEnglishenough “Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishynogh “enough”
        • inheritedOld Englishġenōg “enough”
    • calqueYiddishגענוג שוין
    • partEnglishalready “Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishalredy “fully; already”
        • semantic loanYiddishשוין
        • semantic loanMandarin了

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