"amexed" meaning in English

See amexed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-amexed.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the telegraph code AMEX, meaning "train cancelled", + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ed}} + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} amexed (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, railfan slang) cancelled Tags: Australia, not-comparable

Download JSON data for amexed meaning in English (1.7kB)

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