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sellout

See also: sell-out and sell out

English

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Etymology

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Deverbal from sell out.

Noun

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sellout (plural sellouts)

  1. An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.
    • 1980 April 19, Philip Shehadi, “Bryant Program Sparks Protest”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
      A statement by the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights (CLGR), which organized the protest, charged that WPIX's sale of air time to the Anita Bryant Ministries "is a sell-out of the more than one million lesbians and gay residents in the WPIX broadcast service area.
    • 2005, Jesse Helms, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir‎[1], New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 229:
      When his hearing came up, the sellout of Taiwan was particularly on my mind. I asked him if he thought that Taiwan should be pressured into making an accommodation with the Communist government in Beijing.
      The candidate refused to answer my question.
  2. A person who compromises his or her principles for financial gain.
    The rock star used to be hardcore, but now he's just a sellout.
  3. The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or sports event.
    The game was a sellout.
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Breton

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Breton sellet, from Proto-Celtic *stillom (“look”), of uncertain ultimate origin.

Verb

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sellout

  1. (transitive) to watch
  2. (intransitive, + ouzh) to look at
  3. (transitive) to see
  4. (transitive) to concern
  5. (transitive) to consider

Usage notes

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This verb may be used with or without the preposition ouzh:

Emaon o sellout ouzh an tele. ― I'm watching TV.
Emaon o sellout an tele. ― I'm watching TV.

However, when used without ouzh, the verb may take the meaning of "to see" (usually portrayed by the verb gwelet).

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sellout
Personal forms
Indicative Conditional Imperative
Present Imperfect Preterite Future Present Imperfect
1s sellan sellen sellis sellin sellfen selljen -
2s sellez selles selljout selli sellfes selljes sell
3s sell selle sellas sello sellfe sellje sellet
1p sellomp sellemp selljomp sellimp sellfemp selljemp sellomp
2p sellit sellec'h selljoc'h sellot sellfec'h selljec'h sellit
3p sellont sellent selljont sellint sellfent selljent sellent
0 seller selled selljod sellor sellfed selljed -
Impersonal forms Mutated forms
Infinitive sellout, sellet Soft mutation after a a sell-
Present participle o sellout Mixed mutation after e e sell-
Past participle sellet (auxiliary verb: kaout) Soft mutation after ne/na ne/na sell-

References

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  • Ian Press (1986) A grammar of modern Breton, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 7
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