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Darty
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- 1 Tending to dart; tending to make quick and sudden moves, especially to the side.
"Then the tits—particularly the blue tits—begin to flash like light from tree to tree, with their tweenk, tweenk, tweenk; one of the prettiest but most pugnacious of birds; and if you are near water, the wanton wagtails are never long out of it, with their pert and sidelong glance and darty walk, and quaint call seldom used; and they shake and preen and trim themselves, as it were, into harmony with their surroundings, like fashionable ladies at a tea party."
- 2 Pronunciation spelling of dirty. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
"[…] I'd want you for to know better, you blackguard, than to call my new obercoat a darty one!"
- 3 Of a car: having a sharp turning radius and tight steering that is responsive to slight turns of the wheel.
"Tiller steering is not for the faint-hearted. It is darty, like a ferret on a lead. Left turns involve pulling the short lever awkwardly into your tummy, and then there's the thought that any kind of impact could involve the driver being skewered like a cocktail sausage."
- 1 A surname.
- 1 A party held in the daytime. Canada, US
"As Americans toast Saint Patrick on March 17 in parades and darties (day parties), Ireland will celebrate the saint day in a much more holy fashion."
- 1 To participate in a darty. Canada, US
"It's very hard to rally once the alcohol and adrenaline wears off, so the choice to darty is the choice to not party that night."
Etymology
Blend of day + party.
Blend of day + party.
From dart + -y.
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