Maddy

See also: maddy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of Madeleine or Madison + -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmædi/
  • Homophone: Matty (in dialects with flapping)

Proper noun

Maddy

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.
  2. A diminutive of the unisex given name Madison.

Proper noun

the Maddy

  2. (Toronto slang) The Madison Avenue Pub in Toronto.
    • 2017 March 30, Jaclyn Skrobacky, “The top 10 student bars in Toronto”, in blogTO‎[1], archived from the original on 10 November 2023:
      A student's life would simply not be complete without the near-ceremonial experience of a night of drinking at The Maddy.
    • 2017 September 14, Allison Tierney, “House Party Review: University of Toronto Frat Territory”, in VICE‎[2], archived from the original on 7 November 2023:
      After declining an invitation from zig-zag facial hair guy to a party way the fuck in the west end and a parking lot orgy, we go through security and enter into the Maddy through a corridor.
    • [2022 July 6, Brooke Houghton, “8 Signs You Went To A University In Toronto In The Last Decade”, in Narcity‎[3], archived from the original on 2 December 2022:
      You may have spent one too many nights at the Madison Avenue Pub, more popularly known as "The Maddy," and even paid the live piano man a little something extra to play "Piano Man" by Billy Joel.]

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