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Definition of larney in English: larney(also larnie) adjectiveˈlɑːni South African informal Suggesting wealth and high status; smart and elegant. 优裕的；地位高的；优雅的 a really larney dinner party Example sentencesExamples - The clothes can be larney as in ‘Gee, you are wearing larney clothes’ or ‘Why are you dressed so larney?’ or a high-class dinner do as in ‘We went to a larney party that had caviar for pudding.’
- The prize, a very nice one too… two nights bed and breakfast at Fancourt, the larney golf estate outside George, with four rounds of golf thrown in for good measure.
- At most of the larney lodges, drinks, game drives, hot-air balloon trips, short safaris, etc. are all billed as extras.
- I always knew it as the Southernwood Quarry when I was a boy and rode around the area on my bicycle, but Selborne is much more larney and marketable!
Synonyms smart, stylish, upmarket, fancy, high-class, fashionable, chic, luxurious, luxury, deluxe, exclusive, select, sumptuous, opulent, lavish, grand, rich, elegant, ornate, ostentatious, showy
nounPlural larneys, Plural larniesˈlɑːni South African derogatory, informal 1A white man. 〈贬〉白人 he spoke like a larney and was more European than the Europeans - 1.1 An employer or a member of the upper classes.
雇主；上流社会的人 Example sentencesExamples - In Short Changed, Rhodes students and lively young actors from Grahamstown's Eluxolweni Shelter for Children tell a story about ordinary community folk and the larneys who make important decisions on their behalf.
OriginFrom Isicamtho (a South African urban argot) lani(e) 'white man', of unknown ultimate origin; perhaps related to Malay rani 'rich'. |