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pawnie

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pawnie (plural pawnies)

  1. (slang) A pawnbroker.
    • 2011, Katie Flynn, Rainbow's End:
      But a moment's reflection told Donny that a rag-and-bone man or a pawnie wasn't likely simply to fill his backyard with such stuff.
    • 2012, Stephen King, 11.22.63:
      The pawnie raised his eyebrows. 'Okay, say fifteen. Anyone stupid enough—'
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 25:
      Could've got something for them at the pawnie, couldn't you?
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