addy

noun

ad·​dy ˈa-dē How to pronounce addy (audio)
plural addys or addies
informal
: address
an e-mail addy
IP addies
A Web site (and you voyeurs out there ain't gonna get the addy out of me) has pictures that purport to show James fils and James pere at the soiree.Chuck Yarborough, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 5 Jan. 2007

Word History

Etymology

add(ress) + -y entry 4

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of addy was in 1997

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“Addy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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