Maddy

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping of Madeleine or Madison + -y.

Pronunciation

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Maddy

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

the Maddy

  1. (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 2023-11-10:
      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 2023-11-07:
      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 2022-12-02:
      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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