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durry

UK/ˈdʌ.ɹi/US/ˈdʌ.ɹi/

durry noun: a cigarette, especially a roll-your-own. Also the alternative spelling of dhurrie.

Noun

durry (plural durries)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A cigarette, especially a roll-your-own.
    • “Fire-head lady, you got a smoke?” asks the younger of the two men. “You got a durry. Cigarette.”2003, C. C. Saint-Clair, Far from Maddy, page 224
    • He pulled a tobacco pouch out of his pocket with a plastic bag containing what had to be a mind-altering substance. “You′re welcome to join me in a durry,” he said, rolling himself a cigarette.2004, Jay Verney, Percussion, page 118
    Synonyms:
    cigarette

Also used as

durry is also the alternative spelling of dhurrie.

Synonyms of durry

Forms of durry

pluraldurries
alternative formdurrie

Origin of durry

Unknown. Perhaps from Bull Durham (an American tobacco brand) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

Alternative form.

Words that rhyme with durry

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Questions about durry

What does durry mean?
Durry means a cigarette, especially a roll-your-own.
What part of speech is durry?
Durry is a noun.
How do you pronounce durry?
Durry is pronounced /ˈdʌ.ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of durry?
The plural of durry is durries.

Words near durry in the dictionary

  1. durrie
  2. durries
  3. Durrington
  4. Durrow
  5. Durrs
  6. durry
  7. Durrës
  8. dursen't
  9. Dursley
  10. dursn't
  11. Durso

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