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English word origin

Etymology of genny

Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of generator + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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