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neddy.

A donkey or ass.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɛdi/
  1. A donkey or ass.

  2. A horse, especially a racehorse.

    Australia · UK · slang
  3. The horse races.

    Australia · in-plural · slang · with-definite-article
  4. Horsepower.

    Australia · colloquial · plural-normally · slang
  5. An idiot; a stupid or contemptible person.

Where this word comes from

From Ned + -y, Ned being a diminutive of Edward.

noun/ˈnɛdi/
  1. A cosh.

    obsolete · slang
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Kennedy.

noun/ˈnɛdi/
  1. Alternative form of netty (“outhouse, lavatory, toilet”).

    Geordie · alt-of · alternative · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Variant of netty.

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