crony
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ni noun, plural cro·nies.
a close friend or companion; chum.
Origin:
1655–65; alleged to be university slang; perhaps < Greek chrónios for a long time, long-continued, derivative of chrónos time; cf. chrono-
1655–65; alleged to be university slang; perhaps < Greek chrónios for a long time, long-continued, derivative of chrónos time; cf. chrono-
Synonyms
pal, buddy.
pal, buddy.
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| —n , pl -nies | |
| a friend or companion | |
| [C17: student slang (Cambridge), from Greek khronios of long duration, from khronos time] | |
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Crony
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
crony
1660s, Cambridge student slang, probably from Gk. khronios "long-lasting," from khronos "time," and with a sense of "old friend," or "contemporary."
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Example sentences
Most of the people angry to the leaders and its crony.
In other words, you are contrasting state capitalism with crony capitalism.
Then pamphlets accusing him of being a capitalist crony of the disgraced former regime appeared.
Fight off the suffocating clutch of the state and crony capitalism.
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