Debby

adj, name

adj, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a debutante.

    "The Harbour Bar was full of Royal Navy officers with debby girls. The debbiest took McKinley and me sailing, and afterwards we drank tankards of Pimms in the Yacht Club."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.

Example

More examples

"I said hello to Debby but she totally ignored me."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Deborah + -y.

Etymology 2

From deb + -y.

Related phrases

given name

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