ˈqueue-jumping
[f. queue n. + jumping vbl. n.]
Pushing forward out of one's turn in a queue; also fig. Cf. jump v. 10 c. Hence (as a back-formation) ˈqueue-jump v.; also ˈqueue-jumper, one who jumps a queue.
| 1959 Guardian 22 Oct. 1/1 Mrs. Braddock..complained of Tory queue-jumping. 1960 Ibid. 17 June 2/3 There are three types [of private patients]—the snobs..the queue-jumpers..and the business executive. 1965 M. Drabble Millstone 67 Afraid that I would be accused of queue-jumping, I rose to my feet and went in search of authority. 1968 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 14/7 A major hindrance to smooth traffic-flow is the queue-jumper, who invariably gets stuck. 1972 Ibid. 30 Mar. 16 Private patients in National Health hospitals..are widely regarded as rich queue-jumpers. 1973 Listener 6 Sept. 298/3 News reports of Asians who were trying to ‘queue-jump’ into Britain. 1975 J. Pidgeon Flame i. 7 Daniels, having queue-jumped up the crowded stairs..gazed out above the lowered, pebbled window. 1976 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 3/8 The row started when shop stewards complained that the women had queue jumped a union waiting list of people wanting to become ferry drivers. |