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Meaning of clancy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈklænsi

Definitions

  1. An English surname from Irish.
  2. An overflow or spillage.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Examples

“They'd had a clancy […]. He had dozed off with the water running and there was water slopping everywhere.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

clandestine Clandestinely Clandestineness clandestinity Clandon Clandulla

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