officey
English
editEtymology
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edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔfɪsi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒfɪsi/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɔfɘsi/
Adjective
editofficey
- (informal) Officelike; resembling or pertaining to an office.
- 1934, Ernest Pascal, A woman at thirty[1], page 26:
- Lots of the other girls said, "Good morning, Miss Pendleton." "Good morning," she returned. "Good morning. Good morning. Good morning." They all looked clean, officey and willing. Lorna, hammering away at a typewriter, looked officey too.