Gentle Annie
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A long uphill road or trail without a resting place.
ˈd͡ʒɛntəl ˈæniDocumented since 1850sSilenthistorical173 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
Etymology timeline
Born ~1856 · no dated citations yet19th centurySee decade cohort →
Definitions
Australia
#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A long uphill road or trail without a resting place.
Gentle Annie Hill, New Zealand
Origin: Possibly related to the Celtic goddess Anann (an aspect of the Mórrígan responsible, among other things, for culling weak cattle) or to the Stephen Foster song Gentle Annie (1856). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Was this helpful?
Comments
Used in
Australia
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "Gentle Annie".
⚡About Tech, Dev & AI slang
The vocabulary of software engineers, AI researchers, and anyone living in a terminal or on GitHub — from LLM to MCP, CORS to vibe coding, agentic to enshittification.
See all Tech, Dev & AI slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "Gentle Annie" (G)
GenevieveGengegennelGennyGenoa cakegenpopgentleladygentlemangentleman-commonergentleman rankergentleman's gentlemanGentleman Usher of the Black Rod
Browse all slang words starting with G.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- hill59%
A sloping road.
- curve59%
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- green lane56%
(British) Any of several types of wide unsurfaced paths through the countryside, especially ancient ones once used for herding animals.
- rolling54%
Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).
- mild54%
Gentle and not easily angered.