rhodie
/ɹəʊdi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days.
British usage; Derogatory; Informal
Example Sentences
- "[…] the British squaddies look with faint contempt on the Rhodesians (or "Rhodies" as they sometimes call them; military slang mushrooms overnight).[…]"
- "Remaindered from the Rhodesian war, all they have now is their ghosts inadequately repressed by extreme religion, alcohol, purple pills or a penchant for tearing down bars. Don't believe these guys don't exist. Spot them at the end of a Harare Rhodie bar or even worse stumbling towards you across the terrace of a bush hotel […]"
- "The banging of rhodie leaves against one another and against other plants can damage them."
- "It was my first sight of Rhododendron griersonianum – a “dry soil rhodie”, according to Mr White – and Menziesia ciliicalyx, Clethra delavayi and Enkianthus pallidiflorus were fresh to my eyes."
- "It had dark green shiny leaves like a rhodie, but its flowers looked like giant purple pansies."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹəʊdi/
Usage
- British usage
- Derogatory
- Informal
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Rhodieboo