Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
jan-ner
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone from Plymouth.

British usage; Slang

noun

Member of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.

British usage; Dated; Slang

name

The accent and colloquialisms of such people used by the people of Plymouth.

British usage; Slang

adj

Describing Plymouth's lower classes.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

Derived from Cousin Jan (the Devonian form of John). See Janner on WikipediaWikipedia for further explanation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Janners (plural)

Questions

What does janner mean?
Someone from Plymouth.
Where does janner come from?
Derived from Cousin Jan (the Devonian form of John). See Janner on WikipediaWikipedia for further explanation.

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