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tannie

tannie noun: an older female authority figure.

Noun

tannie (plural tannies)

  1. (South Africa) An older female authority figure.
    • Normal biscuit cookies like the tannies, the Afrikaans aunties, made, but liberally laced with marijuana.2008, Chris Cocks, Out of Action, page 135
    • I had done the same as a student at outpatients, listening to a succession of tannies with their hair in curlers[…]2011, Charles Kingsley, From Afrikaner to Zebra – A Vet’s Life, page 81
    Synonyms:
    antie

Synonyms of tannie

Forms of tannie

pluraltannies

Origin of tannie

From Afrikaans tannie (“auntie”), diminutive of tante (“aunt”), from Dutch tante (“aunt”).

Questions about tannie

What does tannie mean?
Tannie means an older female authority figure.
What part of speech is tannie?
Tannie is a noun.
What is the plural of tannie?
The plural of tannie is tannies.

Words near tannie in the dictionary

  1. tannic
  2. tannic acid
  3. tannic acids
  4. tannicities
  5. tannicity
  6. tannie
  7. tannier
  8. tannies
  9. tanniferous
  10. tannigen
  11. tannin

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