rhoddy

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A form of rhodie — A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days.

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Meanings

nounrhoddy (plural rhoddies)

plural rhoddies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rhodie (“rhododendron”).

    The Allt a' Mhuilinn led steeply down to Inverie through woods and rhoddies smelling of honey.

    2013, Hamish Brown, Hamish's Mountain Walk
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    At our house there is only one kind of flower as far as my husband is concerned, and that is the rhododendron. He is from the State of Washington, and the “rhoddy” is the Washington State flower.

    2014, Kathy Slamp, Walking Through Life Without Stumbling over Your Self

Origin

Clipping of rhododendron + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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