Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laanie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laanie
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A smart, well-to-do person.

Slang

adj

Describing something fancy, new or expensive

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

laanies (plural) more laanie (comparative) most laanie (superlative)

Questions

What does laanie mean?: A smart, well-to-do person.
Where does laanie come from?: Borrowed from Afrikaans.

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