"voddy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɒdi/ [UK] Forms: voddies [plural]
Etymology: From vod(ka) + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vodka|y|alt1=vod(ka)}} vod(ka) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} voddy (countable and uncountable, plural voddies)
  1. (UK, informal) Vodka. Tags: UK, countable, informal, uncountable Synonyms: voddie
    Sense id: en-voddy-en-noun-fn9YUyyQ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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Download JSON data for voddy meaning in English (1.9kB)

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