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newy

newy noun: shorthand for a number of different cities that start with "New", such as Newcastle, New Haven, or New York.

Noun

newy (plural newies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) Shorthand for a number of different cities that start with "New", such as Newcastle, New Haven, or New York
    • Let's go into Newy and catch a movie.
  2. (South Africa, slang) Newport brand menthol cigarette
    • Can I have a newy from your pack?
  3. (Australia, slang) Newcastle, New South Wales
    • Lets go to Newy for a skate

Proper noun capitalized: Newy

Newy

  1. (Australia, informal) Nickname for Newcastle: a large city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River

Forms of newy

pluralnewies
alternative formnewie

Origin of newy

From new + -y.

Diminutive of Newcastle: Clipping of Newcastle + -y

Questions about newy

What does newy mean?
Newy means shorthand for a number of different cities that start with "New", such as Newcastle, New Haven, or New York.
What part of speech is newy?
Newy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of newy?
The plural of newy is newies.

Words near newy in the dictionary

  1. newvamping
  2. newvamps
  3. Newville
  4. Newvilles
  5. newworldward
  6. newy
  7. Newyorican
  8. Newyoricans
  9. Newyorkian
  10. Newzak
  11. nex

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