English

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Etymology

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trade +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tradey (plural tradeys)

  1. Alternative form of tradie
    • 2013, Karen Turner, All That and Everything:
      Jason is a tradey, still doing his apprenticeship for a builder on one of those new housing sites.

Adjective

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tradey (comparative more tradey, superlative most tradey)

  1. (informal) Of or relating to trade.
    • 1937, Public Administration, volume 15, page 158:
      The Board of Trade has gone "tradey" or even more "tradey." They have discovered that Art has some commercial value.