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Complete Definition of "govvy"

English

Pronunciation
/�ɡ�vi/

Etymology
Diminutive in -y from government.

Adjective
govvy

  1. colloquial Of or run by the government.

Noun
govvy (plural: govvies)

  1. A government job.
Quotations
timeline|
1900s=1986<br>1998|
2000s=2003
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� [title]
1998, Hollands, R. �Crap jobs, �govvy� schemes and trainspotting: reassessing the youth, employment and idleness debate� [title]
2003, Frank Webster, Theories of the Information Society 1

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