durry en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdʌ.ɹi/ (US) without the hurry–furry merger
- /ˈdɝ.i/ US, hurry–furry merger
- /ˈdʌ.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from Bull Durham (an American tobacco brand) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial) A cigarette, especially a roll-your-own.
He thought for a moment as he deftly rolled the paper and tobacco into a durry, licked the edge and stuck it down.
2007, Kevin Hallewell, Woop Woop, page 151:He pulled a tobacco pouch out of his pocket with a plastic bag containing what had to be a mind-altering substance. “You′re welcome to join me in a durry,” he said, rolling himself a cigarette.
2004, Jay Verney, Percussion, page 118:“Fire-head lady, you got a smoke?” asks the younger of the two men. “You got a durry. Cigarette.”
2003, C. C. Saint-Clair, Far from Maddy, page 224:This was the first thing Yolanda knew in the dark morning. (That and where's my durries?)
2015, Charlotte Wood, The Natural Way of Things, Allen & Unwin, published 2018, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| durries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| durrie | alternative | lexicographic |