See govvy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{ "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English uncomparable adjectives", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "etymology_text": "Diminutive in -y from government.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "-" }, "expansion": "govvy (not comparable)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English colloquialisms" ], "glosses": [ "Of or run by the government." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial) Of or run by the government." ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "not-comparable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈɡʌvi/" } ], "word": "govvy" } { "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English uncomparable adjectives", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "etymology_text": "Diminutive in -y from government.", "forms": [ { "form": "govvies", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "govvy (plural govvies)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English slang", "English terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1986, Coffield, F., Borrill, C. and Marshall, S., Shit jobs, govvy schemes or on the dole: occupational choice for young adults in the North East of England:", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1998, R. Hollands, Crap jobs, “govvy” schemes and trainspotting: reassessing the youth, employment and idleness debate:", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2003, Frank Webster, Theories of the Information Society:", "text": "In these regions new occupations are either state-created ‘govvies’ or in areas such as tourism, leisure and personal care.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "A government job." ], "links": [ [ "government", "government" ], [ "job", "job" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(slang) A government job." ], "tags": [ "slang" ] }, { "categories": [ "English slang" ], "glosses": [ "A government bond." ], "links": [ [ "government bond", "government bond" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(slang) A government bond." ], "tags": [ "slang" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈɡʌvi/" } ], "word": "govvy" }
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