different between natty vs well-kept
natty
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?næti/
- Rhymes: -æti
Etymology 1
Originally slang, perhaps related to neat.
Adjective
natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)
- (informal) Smart and fashionable. [from late 18th c.]
Translations
Etymology 2
Variant of knotty.
Adjective
natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)
- (Jamaican, slang) Knotty.
Etymology 3
Clipping of natural +? -y.
Alternative forms
- nattie
Adjective
natty (comparative more natty, superlative most natty)
- (slang, bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.
- (slang) national
Noun
natty (plural natties)
- (slang, bodybuilding) Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids.
- (slang, sports) A national championship
References
Anagrams
- tanty
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From English knotty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nat?/
- Hyphenation: na?tty
Noun
natty (plural: natty dem, quantified: natty)
- Abbreviation of natty dreadlocks.
Adjective
natty
- dreadlocked, knotty, nappy
Verb
natty
- to grow dreadlocks; to grow locks
Derived terms
- natty dread
- natty dreadlocks
Further reading
- Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 401
- natty – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary
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well-kept
English
Alternative forms
- well kept
Adjective
well-kept (comparative better-kept or more well-kept, superlative best-kept or most well-kept)
- neat, tidy, kept in good condition.
- (of a secret) not told to anyone.
Translations
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- what is well-kept in spanish
- what is a well kept woman
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- what is a well-kept secret mean
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