plazzy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From plastic +‎ -y. Compare spazzy from spastic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplæzi/
  • Rhymes: -æzi

Adjective

plazzy (not comparable) (Liverpool, slang)

  1. Synonym of plastic (“made of plastic”)
    • 1987, Arthur Perkins, Trash, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN, page 22:
      ‘Nar, listen, ’e foun’ these postcards in a plazzy bag. Two ’undred a’ fifteen pee each from this shop in town. […]
  2. Synonym of plastic (“fake”)
    • 1998, Kevin Sampson, Awaydays, London: Vintage, published 1999, →ISBN, pages 33–34:
      Fucken plazzy gangsters, the lot of them. Deal a bit of weed and they think they’re the fucken boys.
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