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tanty

tanty noun: a tantrum.

Noun

tanty (plural tanties)

  1. (Australia, slang) A tantrum.
    • I had never in my life seen a woman so angry. She made tanty noises like a toddler.2008, Tim Winton, Breath, Picador UK Paperback edition 2008, Ch.2, p.13, 14

Forms of tanty

pluraltanties

Origin of tanty

From tantrum + -y.

Questions about tanty

What does tanty mean?
Tanty means a tantrum.
What part of speech is tanty?
Tanty is a noun.
What is the plural of tanty?
The plural of tanty is tanties.

Words near tanty in the dictionary

  1. tantulocarids
  2. Tantung
  3. tantuni
  4. tantunis
  5. Tantura
  6. tanty
  7. tantō
  8. tantōs
  9. TANU
  10. Tanudan
  11. Tanuj

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