Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genny

/ˈd͡ʒɛni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: gen-ny
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛni/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Slang

noun

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

Slang

name

A female given name, a diminutive of Genevieve, or occasionally a variant of Ginny or Jenny.

noun

A Sega Genesis video game console.

Slang

Example Sentences

"After two weeks, Alexandrine noticed Genevieve had not dined with the family once since she had returned, so she decided to talk to [her ...] “Genny, would you like tea? [...] Alexandrine put her cup down and put her hand on Genevieve's arm."

Etymology

Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gennies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Ginny Jenny Jinny

Synonyms

gen

Homonyms

Jenny

Rhymes With

any many penny bad penny pretty penny kenny jenny benny kilkenny henny letterkenny fenny

Questions

How do you pronounce genny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛni/.
What does genny mean?: A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.
Where does genny come from?: Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix).

How to pronounce genny

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