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单词 plutey
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pluteyadj.

Brit. /ˈpluːti/, U.S. /ˈpludi/, New Zealand English /ˈpluːdi/
Forms: 1900s– plooty, 1900s– plutey, 1900s– plutie, 1900s– pluty.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plute n.2, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < plute n.2 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier plutish adj. at plute n.2 Derivatives.
New Zealand colloquial.
Very wealthy; plutocratic.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > rich and powerful
plutocratical1841
affluential1842
plutocratic1853
plutish1907
plutey1952
1952 in Dict. N.Z. Eng. Plutie type, ‘one who has money’.
1984 Metro (Auckland) Mar. 15/1 Young Bob has been offered nomination to the plutey Auckland Club but has so far turned it down.
1995 M. Williams Bishops 65 Speaking in a pluty English accent, then collapsing with laughter.
2003 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland) (Nexis) 9 Feb. 17 This is the plutey part of Herne Bay.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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