neddy
/ˈnɛdi/
neddy noun: a donkey or ass. Also the alternative form of netty.
Noun (1)
neddy (plural neddies)
- A donkey or ass.
- A horse, especially a racehorse.
- Riding overland from Sydney to Brisbane, along the beautiful North Coast district of New South Wales, I tied my neddy up on the roadside and investigated a bark-shanty some little distance off in the Bush.1919, Kilroy Harris, Outback in Australia […] , Garden City Press, page 3
- Some of the boys whipped off their hats and laughingly smacked their neddies′ rumps, for we hated using spurs on the poor thirsty beggars.1932, Ion Idriess, The Desert Column, extracted in 2006, Rex Sadler, Tom Hayllar, In the Line of Fire: Real Stories of Australians at War, from Gallipoli to Vietnam, page 61
- The horse races.
- He′d usually be there at the same place most Saturdays and we ended up sharing a beer talking about the neddies. It just grew from there. I′d nod at him; ask him how he was going. We′d talk racing, have a dig at each other for backing losers.2010, Peter Klein, Silk Chaser, Pan Macmillan Australia, page 272
- Horsepower.
- Weird as it sounds, it was because you weren't going fast enough :-) I've found that if you wick it up too much exiting a curve you tend to do one of those feet off the pegs numbers. Fun, huh? Otoh, if you carry more corner speed the back is more likely to let go gradually, because the tyre is...1997 December 3, Graham Byrnes, “Heartstopping moment.....”, in aus.motorcycles (Usenet)
- No chance in hell, even if it was a Gurney Eagle engine. The only way you can get those sort of neddies out of a 302 Windsor would be boost.2007 March 24, Noddy nospam, “GT40 on ebay”, in aus.cars (Usenet)
- An idiot; a stupid or contemptible person.
- The trouble is that the neddies in the Board of Trade would probably approve it.1967, Royal Aero Club (Great Britain), Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, United Service and Royal Aero Club, Flight International, Volume 91, page 496
- “The neddies might call it a machine. They might think you guilty of machinism.”
“Hang the stupid neddies!” Kieron carefully loosened the mooring, and the balloon rose.1973, Edmund Cooper, The Cloud Walker, Gollancz, published 2011, unnumbered page
Noun (2)
neddy (plural neddies)
- A cosh.
- […] it was Dan Mayne who broke his skull with a "neddy."1887, New South Wales. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates, page 1642
Proper noun capitalized: Neddy
Neddy
- A diminutive of the male given name Edward.
Also used as
neddy is also the alternative form of netty.
Forms of neddy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | neddies |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Neddie |
Origin of neddy
From Ned + -y, Ned being a diminutive of Edward.
Variant of netty.
Perhaps from Kennedy.
Words that rhyme with neddy
Questions about neddy
- What does neddy mean?
- Neddy means a donkey or ass.
- What part of speech is neddy?
- Neddy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce neddy?
- Neddy is pronounced /ˈnɛdi/.
- What is the plural of neddy?
- The plural of neddy is neddies.
Words near neddy in the dictionary
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