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dunny.

Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdʌni/

  1. Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.

Where this word comes from

From dun (“dusky brown”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”).

adj

  1. Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing.

    UK · dialectal

  2. Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.

    UK · derogatory · dialectal · euphemistic
Where this word comes from

Probably from dun (“to ring”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”).

noun

  1. A dummy, an unintelligent person.

    UK · derogatory · dialectal · euphemistic · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Probably from dun (“to ring”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”).

noun

  1. Alternative form of danna: shit.

    UK · alt-of · alternative · obsolete · slang

  2. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

    Australia · New-Zealand · Northern-England · Scotland · also · dated · slang

  3. Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet.

    Australia · New-Zealand · slang

  4. A passageway, particularly those connecting an outhouse to the main building.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dated · slang
Where this word comes from

A clipped form of English cant dunnakin (“outhouse”) + -y (suffix forming affectionate diminutives). Dunnakin, dunnekin, etc. are of uncertain etymology, but probably from some form of English cant danna (“dung”) + ken (“house”, pejorative slang). The Scottish and North English senses may derive from Etymology 4 below, either under influence from English cant or as its original source.

noun

  1. A cellar, basement, or underground passage.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dated · slang
Where this word comes from

A clipped form of English dungeon + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”).

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