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. 1.1 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.

Origin

From Isicamtho (a South African urban argot) lani(e) 'white man', of unknown ultimate origin; perhaps related to Malay rani 'rich'.

词汇	larney
释义	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. Origin From Isicamtho (a South African urban argot) lani(e) 'white man', of unknown ultimate origin; perhaps related to Malay rani 'rich'.
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