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darty en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɑɹ.ti/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈdɑɹɾi] (Canada, US)

Etymology

Blend of day + party.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, qualifier:university slang) A party held in the daytime.
   • Pavel Beletski, videographer for the darties, feels it's the social element that has brought about the popularity of darties. 2023 March 2, Lauren Medeiros, “The Belfort parking lot holds the wildest darty around”, in The Western Gazette, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2023:
   • I love drinking during the day. We've written before about the virtues of using jam to make any booze morning-appropriate, as well as how to make the perfect backyard drink. You never know when a chill outdoor hang might transition into a full-on "darty" (day + party). 2022 June 22, Meredith Dietz, “How to Day Drink Without Overdoing It”, in Lifehacker Australia, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2022:
   • As thousands of students flock to darties, parties, and parades this St. Patrick's Day, colleges in Boston are warning their students to be wary of 'BORGs.' 2023 March 16, Eli Curwin, “Boston colleges warn students against 'BORGs' as St. Patrick's Day approaches”, in Boston.com, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2023:
   • As Americans toast Saint Patrick on March 17 in parades and darties (day parties), Ireland will celebrate the saint day in a much more holy fashion. 2019 March 17, Alex Scimecca, “Raise a Pint of Guinness on St. Patrick's Day With These Historical Photos”, in Fortune, New York, N.Y.: Fortune Media Group Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022:

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Synonyms

dayger · dage

darty en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɑɹ.ti/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈdɑɹɾi] (Canada, US)

Etymology

Blend of day + party.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, qualifier:university slang) To participate in a darty.
   • "We all know post-Fling Sunday is a day to darty! And in the wake of campus conversations about supporting survivors and denouncing sexual misconduct, partying is political," reads the event's description. 2019 April 29, Britton O'Daly, “Hundreds to boycott DKE Tang”, in Yale Daily News, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2022:
   • It's very hard to rally once the alcohol and adrenaline wears off, so the choice to darty is the choice to not party that night. 2017 April 25, Sophie G. Garrett, “Darty Season: Pros and Cons”, in The Harvard Crimson, Cambridge, M.A.: Harvard Crimson, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023:
   • I heard an ominous snap as I fell. Laying on the jagged cobblestones, all I could do was take shaky breaths as I reeled from the white-hot pain. The frat bros dartying a stone's throw away paid no attention to my crumpled figure. 2022 August 15, Christine Ji, “Broken Ankles and Barriers to Accessibility: Reflections from a Skater-Turned-Scooter Girl”, in The Georgetown Voice, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2022:

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darty en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɑɹ.ti/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈdɑɹɾi] (Canada, US)

Etymology

From dart + -y.

Meanings

1. Tending to dart; tending to make quick and sudden moves, especially to the side.
   • Then the tits—particularly the blue tits—begin to flash like light from tree to tree, with their tweenk, tweenk, tweenk; one of the prettiest but most pugnacious of birds; and if you are near water, the wanton wagtails are never long out of it, with their pert and sidelong glance and darty walk, and quaint call seldom used; and they shake and preen and trim themselves, as it were, into harmony with their surroundings, like fashionable ladies at a tea party. 1887 September, Alex H. Japp, “Up in the Morning Early”, in Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, volume 263, number 1881, page 296:
   • His eyes were red but a lot less darty. 2013, Inherit the Dead:
   • But he was orange, small dog size, very fast and darty, big bushy tail and white underside. 2020, Edwin Jones, Ted Made Me Write This, page 99:
   • See—he's kind of a darty runner who will try and make you miss. 2022, Jerry Izenberg, "No Medals for Trying": Eagles @ Giants:
   • 'It's a different kind of pain now,' I'd say. 'Remember when I said it was a kind of hummy ache? Well, it's changed. More darty.' 2007, Marian Keyes, Anybody Out There:
   • Her darty eyes land on me. 2019, Alex Poppe, Moxie:
   • The little dog's not half as interesting as you, but those darty eyes of his are always looking out for trouble. 2020, Hannah M. Sandoval, Arcamira:
2. Of a car: having a sharp turning radius and tight steering that is responsive to slight turns of the wheel.
   • The second-generation car is a darty little performance bargain. 2019 November 15, Brendan McAleer, “A zippy, trippy celebration for the Mazda MX-5′s 30th birthday”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, O.N.: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2022:
   • The steering has good self-centering behavior at high speed but the Sky never loses that alert, slightly darty feel of a roadster. 2006 August 2, Dan Neil, “A real roadster in its blood”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2021:
   • “The white M3 is the dartiest of the three; it feels like it's the most on edge and I think for a really good drive it's the most fun,” says Bornhop. 2015, Larry Webster, Iconic Cars 5-Book Bundle:
   • Tiller steering is not for the faint-hearted. It is darty, like a ferret on a lead. Left turns involve pulling the short lever awkwardly into your tummy, and then there's the thought that any kind of impact could involve the driver being skewered like a cocktail sausage. 2017 May 17, Andrew English, “Old-time machine: Can this 1904 Vauxhall handle Britain in the 21st Century?”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022:

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darty en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɑɹ.ti/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈdɑɹɾi] (Canada, US)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of dirty.
   alt of dirty
   • Ver fine goods for ole darty blankets, boot for shoe, black dog for white monkey. 1875, Anne Jane Cupples, Young Bright-eye; or, Charlie Harvey’s First Voyage, page 173:
   • […] I'd want you for to know better, you blackguard, than to call my new obercoat a darty one! 1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], chapter II, in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 22:
   • Aye, matey, it's a darty job, but me throat got plenty parched. 2020, M. Brooke McCullough, J. E. Boydston, Canarytown City of Grief:
   • Yeah, well, you're a darty old fart. 2000, Rufus Juskus, Blueprint, page 61:
   • "The dartier the cosier" was no exploded maxim then; indeed before the advent of Listerism, corporal, domestic, or communal cleanliness did not really exist; and in those hydrophobic times the direst punishment you could mete out to an enemy was to put him under the pump, or to duck him in a horse-trough. 1915 July, J. W. F., “Bob Sawyer and Ben Allen: Vindicated by a Doctor”, in Bertram Waldrom Matz, editor, The Dickensian, volume 11, number 7, page 188:

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