English

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Etymology

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From juvenile +‎ -y with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

Noun

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juvy (countable and uncountable, plural juvies)

  1. Alternative spelling of juvie

Guaraní

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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juvy (transitive, regular)

  1. to hang
  2. to strangle
  3. to suffocate
  4. to choke

Conjugation

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Mbyá Guaraní

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Verb

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juvy

  1. (auxiliary) to come (while doing something else)
    Ojapukai ouvy.
    He came laughing.