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Lass vs Lassy - What's the difference?

lass | lassy |

As nouns the difference between lass and lassy

is that lass is a young woman or girl while lassy is Chiefly Scots Variant of lassie.

lass

English

Noun

(lasses)
  • (archaic, informal) A young woman or girl.
  • "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses !"
  • (Geordie) A sweetheart.
  • Usage notes

    Still prevalent in Scottish English and Northern English dialects such as Geordie (Tyneside), Wearside/County Durham, Northumberland/Northumbrian, Teesside and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.

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    lassy

    English

    Noun

    (lassies)
  • Chiefly Scots Variant of lassie.
  • References

    *http://www.burnsscotland.com/database/record.php?scache=1fjuxkcysm&searchdb=scran&usi=000-000-499-630-C

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