arvie, noun
/ˈɑːvi/
- Forms:
- Also arvey, avie.
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Formed on English afternoon + (informal) noun suffix -ie (or -y).
colloquial
Especially in the speech of children: afternoon.
c1971 Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)Can I come and play by Justin this arvie?
1992 E.M. Joyce Informant, Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), Eastern CapeI have just, more or less, done my shells for a meeting this arvie. Two big fam[ilie]s..needed lots more time on them.
afternoon.
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