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addy¹

Rhymes with -ædi

Where it comes from

Shortenings + -y.

noun addies

  1. Internet Address (especially e-mail address). My e-mail addy is being spammed. I should've kept it private.
  2. slang Adderall.

Addy²

Where it comes from

Diminutive forms with -y.

proper noun Addys · Addies · Addie · Addi

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adeline, Adrienne, and Addison, from the Germanic languages or French or transferred from the surname. My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Adam, from Hebrew. "Let be, Addy, let be. Ben will be joking. Why, he's i' the right to laugh at me--I canna help laughing at myself." "I shan't loose him till he promises to let the door alone," said Adam.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Adam.

Addy³

Where it comes from

From the brand name Adderall + -y.

noun Addies

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of Addie (“Adderall”).

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@misc{addy_2026,
  title = {addy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/addy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}