Meanings
comparative more pan-loafy · superlative most pan-loafy · alternative pan loafy · alternative panloafy
- ScotlandcolloquialPosh, pretentious or stuck-up
>What is a scots lol? I think it could be a panloafy way of saying loyal, instead of leal.?
2005, Eve McLaughlin, “Re GROS a brilliant service”, in soc.genealogy.britain (Usenet)2 more examples
Perhaps it is a class thing. Pan loafy people can also be very stuffy and toffee nosed and hence arrogant.
1993, K Stephen, “Proud to be British?”, in soc.culture.british (Usenet)The Central belt is becoming more weedjie. Edinburgh is still pretty pan-loafy. Fifer is bools-in-the-mooth.
1999: Muttley, Life's not worth it in uk.people.support.depression http://groups.google.com/group/uk.people.support.depression/browse_thread/thread/12380b7bb065f05a/bbc538e49e23ca53?lnk=st&q=pan-loafy&rnum=9#bbc538e49e23ca53
Origin
From pan-loaf + -y, of Scottish origin. A pan-loaf was more expensive than ordinary bread.
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