"a band or company of musicians." Noises off, as a stage instruction in theater, "sound effects, usually loud and confused, made off stage but to be heard by the audience as part of the play," is by 1908. 1300 as "a disturbance report, rumor, scandal." In Middle English sometimes also "a pleasant sound." In 16c.-17c. Confusion with annoy, noisome, and other similar words seems to have occurred.įrom c. According to others, it is from Latin noxia "hurting, injury, damage." OED considers that "the sense of the word is against both suggestions," but nausea could have developed a sense in Vulgar Latin of "unpleasant situation, noise, quarrel" (compare Old Provençal nauza "noise, quarrel"). 1300, "a sound of any kind from any source," especially a loud and disagreeable sound, from Old French noise "din, disturbance, uproar, brawl" (11c., in modern French only in phrase chercher noise "to pick a quarrel"), also "rumor, report, news," a word of uncertain origin, replacing Replaced native gedyn (see din).Īccording to some, it is from Latin nausea "disgust, annoyance, discomfort," literally "seasickness" (see nausea). Now based in Los Angeles, we work with a select group of clients on creative Film, TV and Commercial projects. And if the press continues to make a racket, Connors will stop talking about his racket. 1200, "sound of a musical instrument " mid-13c., "loud speech, outcry, clamor, shouting " c. Noise/Racket is a Music Supervision company, founded in 2009 in the West Village of New York City. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit 3. at 12:00 am The racket is over Jimmy Connors racket.
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