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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHANGY, adj. “Fickle, changeable” (Sc. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.). [′tʃendʒi]Mry.2 1935:
The fairm lads are changy kin' o' fowk.

[Either a reduced form of Eng. changing, or formed on analogy with words like Chancy, etc.]

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"Changy adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/changy>

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