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officey

UK/ˈɒfɪsi/US/ˈɔfɪsi/

officey adjective: officelike; resembling or pertaining to an office.

Adjective

officey

  1. (informal) Officelike; resembling or pertaining to an office.
    • Lots of the other girls said, "Good morning, Miss Pendleton." "Good morning," she returned. "Good morning. Good morning. Good morning." They all looked clean, officey and willing. Lorna, hammering away at a typewriter, looked officey too.1934, Ernest Pascal, A woman at thirty, page 26
    • How about two rooms—one for officey stuff? Two clocks. A plant—maybe. I've heard there should always be something living in the room—aside from you of course.2007, Angelica Kaner, Ernst Prelinger, The Craft of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, volume 1, →ISBN, page 101

Origin of officey

From office + -y.

Questions about officey

What does officey mean?
Officey means officelike; resembling or pertaining to an office.
What part of speech is officey?
Officey is an adjective.
How do you pronounce officey?
Officey is pronounced /ˈɔfɪsi/ (US).

Words near officey in the dictionary

  1. officeward
  2. officewear
  3. officewide
  4. officeworker
  5. officeworkers
  6. officey
  7. official
  8. Official Aramaic
  9. official at-bat
  10. official at-bats
  11. official cover

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