rhodie
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (British, South Africa, informal, sometimes derogatory) A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days.Examples: "[…] the British squaddies look with faint contempt on the Rhodesians (or "Rhodies" as they sometimes call them; military slang mushrooms overnight).[…]"; "Remaindered from the Rhodesian war, all they have now is their ghosts inadequately repressed by extreme religion, alcohol, purple pills or a penchant for tearing down bars. Don't believe these guys don't exist. Spot them at the end of a Harare Rhodie bar or even worse stumbling towards you across the terrace of a bush hotel […]"BritishSouth-Africaderogatoryinformalsometimes
noun (English)
1. (informal) A recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.informal
noun (English)
1. (informal) A rhododendron.Examples: "The banging of rhodie leaves against one another and against other plants can damage them."; "It was my first sight of Rhododendron griersonianum – a “dry soil rhodie”, according to Mr White – and Menziesia ciliicalyx, Clethra delavayi and Enkianthus pallidiflorus were fresh to my eyes."; "It had dark green shiny leaves like a rhodie, but its flowers looked like giant purple pansies."informal
Definition source: Wiktionary