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sawney¹
- /ˈsɔːni/
Rhymes with -ɔːni
Where it comes from
(fool, idiot): From Sawney, a Scots variant of the personal name Sandy.
noun sawneys
- A fool, an idiot.
- Bacon. Tyrrell, another boy, confirmed their testimony, and said, on one occasion, when they had stolen a heart, liver, and lights, the prisoner said, "go out, one or two of you, and see if you can get a bit of sawney!" (meaning a bit of bacon).
adjective more sawney · most sawney
- foolish, stupid
Sawney²
proper noun Sawny
- A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, of Scots origin. Sawney Bean
noun Sawneys · Sawny
- A Scotsman. “They can live upon barley-meal without a morsel of meat from week-end to week-end, can these miserable Sawnies,” quoth another.
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