English Explanatory Dictionary

Pterry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English author.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛɹi/

Word forms

Pterry

Etymology

From Terry, in reference to the kingdom of Djelibeybi in Pratchett's novel Pyramids, where names beginning with the letter T have a silent P in front, as in Ptraci. Coined on the Internet newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett.

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