gladdie
Australian and New Zealand informal term for a gladiolus flower, following the common Antipodean habit of shortening words and adding '-ie'.
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Australian and New Zealand informal term for a gladiolus flower, following the common Antipodean habit of shortening words and adding '-ie'. Used in florist conversation, garden talk, and everyday speech; warm and unpretentious, typical of the casual register favoured in both countries.
She picked up a bunch of gladdies from the market to brighten up the kitchen table.
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(AU, informal) A gladiolus .
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