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Rhodie¹

  • /ɹəʊdi/ UK

Sounds like roadie, rhodie, rhody, rhoddy · Rhymes with -əʊdi

Where it comes from

Contraction of Rhodesian + -ie (diminutive).

noun Rhodies

  1. South Africa, UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days. […] the British squaddies look with faint contempt on the Rhodesians (or "Rhodies" as they sometimes call them; military slang mushrooms overnight).[…]

Rhodie²

  • /ɹəʊdi/ UK

Sounds like roadie, rhodie, rhody, rhoddy · Rhymes with -əʊdi

Where it comes from

Contraction of Rhodes + -ie (diminutive).

noun Rhodies

  1. informal A recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.

rhodie³

  • /ɹəʊdi/ UK

Sounds like roadie, Rhodie, rhody, rhoddy · Rhymes with -əʊdi

Where it comes from

From rhododendron + -ie with elision.

noun rhodies · rhoddy · rhody

  1. informal A rhododendron. The banging of rhodie leaves against one another and against other plants can damage them.

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"rhodie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rhodie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rhodie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rhodie

Chicago

"rhodie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rhodie.

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@misc{rhodie_2026,
  title = {rhodie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rhodie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}