Meaning

2 senses
  1. A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes.

    a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

  2. (colloquial)A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.

Origin

Clipping of pinafore + -y.

Clipping of pinafore + -y.

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Forms

plural: pinnies
Singularpinny
Pluralpinnies

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing:jumperpinafore

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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