govvy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive in -y from government.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
govvy (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Of or run by the government.
Noun[edit]
govvy (plural govvies)
- (slang) A government job.
- 1986, Coffield, F., Borrill, C. and Marshall, S., Shit jobs, govvy schemes or on the dole: occupational choice for young adults in the North East of England:
- 1998, R. Hollands, Crap jobs, “govvy” schemes and trainspotting: reassessing the youth, employment and idleness debate:
- 2003, Frank Webster, Theories of the Information Society[1]:
- In these regions new occupations are either state-created ‘govvies’ or in areas such as tourism, leisure and personal care.
- (slang) A government bond.