Genny

//ˈd͡ʒɛni// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area. slang
  2. 2
    Clipping of generator (“device that converts mechanical to electrical energy”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
  3. 3
    A Sega Genesis video game console. slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name, a diminutive of Genevieve, or occasionally a variant of Ginny or Jenny.

    "After two weeks, Alexandrine noticed Genevieve had not dined with the family once since she had returned, so she decided to talk to [her ...] “Genny, would you like tea? [...] Alexandrine put her cup down and put her hand on Genevieve's arm."

Synonyms

All synonyms
gennon-local person

Example

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"After two weeks, Alexandrine noticed Genevieve had not dined with the family once since she had returned, so she decided to talk to [her ...] “Genny, would you like tea? [...] Alexandrine put her cup down and put her hand on Genevieve's arm."

Etymology

Short for gentrifier.

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