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jannie

jannie noun: a janitor.

Noun

jannie (plural jannies)

  1. (Scotland, colloquial) A janitor.
    • He was the jannie. He couldnae not know.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 474
  2. (Internet, derogatory) A moderator of an online forum; a janitor.
    • Clean it up, jannie!

Forms of jannie

pluraljannies

Origin of jannie

From janitor + -ie.

Questions about jannie

What does jannie mean?
Jannie means a janitor.
What part of speech is jannie?
Jannie is a noun.
What is the plural of jannie?
The plural of jannie is jannies.

Words near jannie in the dictionary

  1. Janney coupler
  2. Janney couplers
  3. janneyed
  4. janneying
  5. janneys
  6. jannie
  7. jannied
  8. jannies
  9. jannissaries
  10. jannissary
  11. jannock

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