Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bevvy

/ˈbɛvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: bevvy
IPA: /ˈbɛvi/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.

British usage; Slang

verb

British usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy."
"'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam. 'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'"
"Here’s my favorite moment from Helen Mirren’s Oscar-winning performance in The Queen: An urgent phone call rings through from Tony Blair during 4 P.M. tea. After she hangs up, she complains that he’s made her bevvy go cold. How dare he interrupt? I agree completely."
"Anthony and I bevvied together a few nights, but the truth is I couldn't keep up."

Etymology

Clipping of beverage + -y (diminutive suffix).

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₃-
Suffix: y

Usage

Inflected Forms

bevvies (plural) bevvies (present, singular) bevvying (participle, present) bevvied (participle, past) bevvied (past)

Homonyms

bevy

Rhymes With

heavy levy chevy levee bevy kevy kevvy replevy

Questions

How do you pronounce bevvy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛvi/.
What does bevvy mean?: Clipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.
Where does bevvy come from?: Clipping of beverage + -y (diminutive suffix).

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