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tradey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹeɪdi/

Etymology

From trade + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Of or relating to trade.
    • The Board of Trade has gone "tradey" or even more "tradey." They have discovered that Art has some commercial value. 1937, Public Administration, volume 15, page 158:

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most tradey Degree=Sup lexicographic
more tradey Degree=Cmp lexicographic

tradey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹeɪdi/

Etymology

From trade + -y.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tradie.
    alt of tradie
    • Jason is a tradey, still doing his apprenticeship for a builder on one of those new housing sites. 2013, Karen Turner, All That and Everything:

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tradeys Number=Plur lexicographic