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govvy

/ˈɡʌvi/

govvy adjective: of or run by the government.

Adjective

govvy (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Of or run by the government.

Noun

govvy (plural govvies)

  1. (slang) A government job.
    • In these regions new occupations are either state-created ‘govvies’ or in areas such as tourism, leisure and personal care.2003, Frank Webster, Theories of the Information Society
  2. (slang) A government employee.
    • [...] this was one of the few places in the CIA tech world where I recall seeing a sizeable number of women. Some of them had the blue badges that identified them as government employees, or as contractors called them, "govvies".2019 September 17, Edward Snowden, Permanent Record, New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, page 126
  3. (slang) A government bond.

Forms of govvy

pluralgovvies

Origin of govvy

Clipping of government + -y (diminutive).

Questions about govvy

What does govvy mean?
Govvy means of or run by the government.
What part of speech is govvy?
Govvy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce govvy?
Govvy is pronounced /ˈɡʌvi/.

Words near govvy in the dictionary

  1. govt.
  2. govts
  3. govts.
  4. Govvaafushi
  5. govvies
  6. govvy
  7. govware
  8. gow
  9. Gow.
  10. gowan
  11. Gowanbrae

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