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Rhodie

//ɹəʊdi// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days. British, South-Africa, derogatory, informal, sometimes

    "[…] the British squaddies look with faint contempt on the Rhodesians (or "Rhodies" as they sometimes call them; military slang mushrooms overnight).[…]"

  2. 2
    A recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship. informal
  3. 3
    A rhododendron. informal

    "The banging of rhodie leaves against one another and against other plants can damage them."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Contraction of Rhodesian + -ie (diminutive).

Etymology 2

Contraction of Rhodes + -ie (diminutive).

Etymology 3

From rhododendron + -ie with elision.

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