Revvy
adj, name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Easy to rev up fast. informal
"The Yamaha has a much revvier motor that also pumps out more torque than anything else on two wheels—except the Triumph, of course, which effectively is a two-wheel torque factory."
- 1 A male given name.
"'Revvy' Carter [...] got his nickname from working in the rectory garden. 'Mrs Revvy would yell ... her temper caused by over-work, close-air, bad teeth, and under nourishment'. Every night Revvy would say 'Up over the timber hill into blanket field', to Ernie in his arms. They always slept with the windows closed; Revvy in bed with Ernie,"
- 2 A female given name.
"— Revvy, Daughter 13 B[lack] F[emale] Sept 1894"
Example
More examples"The Yamaha has a much revvier motor that also pumps out more torque than anything else on two wheels—except the Triumph, of course, which effectively is a two-wheel torque factory."
Etymology
From rev + -y.
Perhaps a diminutive of or related to Reva.
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