clanny meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

clanny

adj

Etymology From clan + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of planty.

Clannish; socially exclusive.

They were a clanny bunch who favored each other for jobs[…]1991, Gerald Lynch, Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers, page 35:
Each time I use a personal pronoun, I hear a mafioso echo, a clanny, insular, hegemonic reverberation[…]2004, Karin M. Ekström, Helene Brembeck, Elusive Consumption, page 63:

noun

Etymology From clan + -y (“person associated”).

Video games Derogatory, Sometimes A player who habitually plays the same clan or with the other players on the same team.

Collectible card games

Once Assamite clannies can dissect the new cards, we'll know the true state of the clan.2007 August 17, Jeff Kuta, “Re: another thought on 'fixing' the Assamites”, in rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad (Usenet):
Join a clan to flaunt your victories and be a good sport by donating support troops to fellow clannies.2014 January, Alexis Capitini, “Five Apps You Should Be Playing”, in Living Out, page 28:

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The festival has given me the chance to meet long term friends and clannies that I've known playing RuneScape.2018 October, Rich Eddy, “Casting the Runes”, in MCV/Develop, published 2019, page 65: