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Eye-tie

Eye-tie noun: an Italian person; the Italian language.

Noun

Eye-tie (plural Eye-ties)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic, slur) An Italian person; the Italian language.

Forms of Eye-tie

pluralEye-ties
alternative formEye-tye

Origin of Eye-tie

Imitation of the Italian-American-accented I and T.

Questions about Eye-tie

What does Eye-tie mean?
Eye-tie means an Italian person; the Italian language.
What part of speech is Eye-tie?
Eye-tie is a noun.
What is the plural of Eye-tie?
The plural of Eye-tie is Eye-ties.

Words near Eye-tie in the dictionary

  1. eye-stripe
  2. eye-stripes
  3. eye-sweet
  4. Eye-talian
  5. Eye-talians
  6. Eye-tie
  7. eye-to-eye
  8. eye-tooth
  9. Eye-tye
  10. eye-watering
  11. eye-wateringly

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