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clanny en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From clan + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of planty.

Meanings

  1. Clannish; socially exclusive.
    • Each time I use a personal pronoun, I hear a mafioso echo, a clanny, insular, hegemonic reverberation[…] 2004, Karin M. Ekström, Helene Brembeck, Elusive Consumption, page 63:
    • They were a clanny bunch who favored each other for jobs[…] 1991, Gerald Lynch, Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers, page 35:

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more clanny Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most clanny Degree=Sup lexicographic

clanny en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From clan + -y (“person associated”).

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, qualifier:collectible card games, sometimes) A player who habitually plays the same clan or with the other players on the same team.
    • The festival has given me the chance to meet long term friends and clannies that I've known playing RuneScape. 2018 October, Rich Eddy, “Casting the Runes”, in MCV/Develop, published 2019, page 65:
    • Once Assamite clannies can dissect the new cards, we'll know the true state of the clan. 2007 August 17, Jeff Kuta, “Re: another thought on 'fixing' the Assamites”, in rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad (Usenet):
    • Join a clan to flaunt your victories and be a good sport by donating support troops to fellow clannies. 2014 January, Alexis Capitini, “Five Apps You Should Be Playing”, in Living Out, page 28:

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clannies Number=Plur lexicographic