"exy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-exy.ogg Forms: more exy [comparative], most exy [superlative], exxy [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛksi Etymology: Shortened from expensive + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} exy (comparative more exy, superlative most exy)
  1. (Australia, colloquial, slang) Expensive. Tags: Australia, colloquial, slang Related terms: exies
    Sense id: en-exy-en-adj-Iab9PflP Categories (other): Australian English, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 1 1 2

Alternative forms

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