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laanie

laanie noun: a smart, well-to-do person.

Noun

laanie (plural laanies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A smart, well-to-do person.

Adjective

laanie (comparative more laanie, superlative most laanie)

  1. (South Africa, slang) Describing something fancy, new or expensive

Forms of laanie

Noun
plurallaanies
Adjective
comparativemore laanie
superlativemost laanie

Origin of laanie

Borrowed from Afrikaans.

Questions about laanie

What does laanie mean?
Laanie means a smart, well-to-do person.
What part of speech is laanie?
Laanie can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of laanie?
The plural of laanie is laanies.

Words near laanie in the dictionary

  1. laams
  2. Laamu
  3. laan
  4. Laanecoorie
  5. Laang
  6. laanie
  7. laanies
  8. LAAO
  9. LAAOs
  10. LAAR
  11. Laarbeek

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