genny

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/ˈd͡ʒɛni/

noun

A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.

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Meanings

genny1

noungenny (plural gennies)

plural gennies

  1. slangA person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.

genny2

noungenny (plural gennies)

plural gennies

  1. slangA generator (“device that converts mechanical to electrical energy”).

    Synonyms: gen

Genny3

proper noun
  1. A female given name, a diminutive of Genevieve, or occasionally a variant of Ginny or Jenny.

    After two weeks, Alexandrine noticed Genevieve had not dined with the family once since she had returned, so she decided to talk to [her ...] “Genny, would you like tea? [...] Alexandrine put her cup down and put her hand on Genevieve's arm.

    2016, Selene Simone, What the Dragonfly Saw: Dragonfly DreamsÑVolume II of the Dragonfly Series, →ISBN, page 133

Genny4

nounGenny (plural Gennies)

plural Gennies

  1. slangvideo gamesA Sega Genesis video game console.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA generator (“device that converts mechanical to electrical energy”).

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Origin

genny · noun

Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix).

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genny · noun

Clipping of generator + -y (diminutive suffix).

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APA

genny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genny

MLA

“genny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genny.

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