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genny¹

Rhymes with -ɛni

Where it comes from

Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix).

noun gennies

  1. slang A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.

genny²

Rhymes with -ɛni

Where it comes from

Clipping of generator + -y (diminutive suffix).

noun gennies

  1. slang A generator (“device that converts mechanical to electrical energy”).

    Similar: gen

Genny³

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛni/

Sounds like Jenny · Rhymes with -ɛni

proper noun

  1. A female given name, a diminutive of Genevieve, or occasionally a variant of Ginny or Jenny. After two weeks, Alexandrine noticed Genevieve had not dined with the family once since she had returned, so she decided to talk to [her ...] “Genny, would you like tea? [...] Alexandrine put her cup down and put her hand on Genevieve's arm.

Genny⁴

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛni/

Sounds like Jenny · Rhymes with -ɛni

Where it comes from

Clipping of Genesis + -y.

noun Gennies

  1. slang A Sega Genesis video game console.

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@misc{genny_2026,
  title = {genny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}