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bouncerly en · ADJ

Etymology

From bouncer + -ly.

Meanings

1. (rare) Befitting or characteristic of a bouncer (security personnel).
   • Surprisingly we were not asked to snuff them out as we entered. My most mundane thought: 'This must be a fire risk!' But there was no bouncerly discouragement. We filed slowly through to the dancefloor. 1986, New Statesman, volume 112, page 18:
   • Those on foot cross their arms in a bouncerly manner, chewing gum so that you can count their fillings. The pessimists hold their batons. Gael scans the officers in view and decides she'll volunteer for an all-body pat-down […] 2018, Caoilinn Hughes, Orchid & the Wasp:
   • With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice. 2009, Garry Thomas Morse, Death in Vancouver, page 49:

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