"quoy" means: An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
quoy
(Scotland, mostly, in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.
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(Scotland, mostly, in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.
"quoy" means: An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"quoy" means: An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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