Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From ring + -y (adjectival suffix).
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| more ringy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ringy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
From ring + -y (diminutive suffix).
I had a similar thing happen to me. Just called the guy who did the well test and he helped me diagnose it right over the phone. It was something to do with a filter and not the bladder. Cheap to fix in my case. If you have a local well/pump person, give them a ringy.1998 June 20, Anacabana, “Forgive my ignorance”, in misc.rural (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025:
All you Canadian hosers, let's get some tradin' going on, eh. I hope I'm not being too much of a hoser, eh, cause my setlist is pretty short. I'm ready to do some beauty exchanges though, so give me a ringy, O.K., beauty.1998 October 21, Marcel Guay, “Canadian Tradin', eh!”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025:
The Irish love nicknaming landmarks; Billy [Scott] refers to sculptures as 'the thingy with the ringy' (The Beacon Of Hope) and 'the balls on the Falls' (Rise).2016 February 9, Louise Cahill, “Back to Belfast: Going home to a city which wears its scars, but can still offer you a fabulous weekend - Northern Ireland-style”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2016:
Gets, give me a ringy when you can. Unsure what number you're at.2000 August 11, Da Rocket Avenger, “Sixpack”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.fighterace (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025:
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| ringies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |