pan-loafy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom pan-loaf + -y, of Scottish origin. A pan-loaf was more expensive than ordinary bread.
Adjective
editpan-loafy (comparative more pan-loafy, superlative most pan-loafy)
- (colloquial, chiefly Scotland) Posh, pretentious or stuck-up
- 1999: Muttley, Life's not worth it in uk.people.support.depression [2]
- The Central belt is becoming more weedjie. Edinburgh is still pretty pan-loafy. Fifer is bools-in-the-mooth.
References
edit- OED 2005