ironie, noun
/ˈaɪ(ə)ni/
- Forms:
- Also inie.
- Origin:
- English, AfrikaansShow more Formed on English iron + (informal) noun-forming suffix -ie (or Afrikaans -ie).
In the language of schoolchildren: a large ball-bearing used as a marble. Cf. ghoen sense a. See also arlie.
1948 V.M. Fitzroy Cabbages & Cream 135I have a fellow-feeling for..Terence when he comes to me in despair and says that his inie and his blood-alley have gone again.
a large ball-bearing used as a marble.
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