lighty en · NOUN · etymology 1
Meanings
- (South-Africa, slang) A young man; a boy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lighties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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lighty en · ADV · etymology 2
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, obsolete) Alternative form of lightly; however, more often a misspelling of lightly.
alt of lightly
That heart, she said, is lighty priz'd, / Which is too lighty won; / And long shall rue that easy maid / Who yields her love too soon.
1784, Thomas Percy, “The Hermit of Warkworth, a Northumberland Ballad”, in Thomas Evans, Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date, volume 3, page 23: