changie

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: chan‧gie
  • Rhymes: -eɪndʒi

Etymology 1

From changing room +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

Noun

changie (plural changies)

  1. (UK, colloquial, rare, often in the plural) A changing room.
    • 1999 May 6, Lee Wainwright, “The post match fergie interview”, in alt.sports.soccer.manchester.united[1] (Usenet):
      before I know it, grandfather time (irwin) trots in to the changies crying his eyes out, spouting something about it not being fair that he can't go that party at wembley, and I was thinking Och aye the noo its a braw bricht night...[sic]
    • 2001, Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 40:
      The other girls cleared out of the changies – just about big enough to roast a girl it were, never mind two dozen of them all getting changed and shaved and that – and I give it to her standing up in there.
    • 2003, Graham Leman, “Bad Medicine”, in Andrew Collins, editor, Friends Reunited: Fully Authorised Stories from the World's Most Successful Website, Virgin Books, →ISBN, page 174:
      He looked around the changies and pointed at a boy who was in school uniform. He was one of the lucky ones not doing PE. The boy ran out instantly and returned, entering the changies like Clint Eastwood entering a saloon.

Etymology 2

From change (to put a clean diaper on (someone)) +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

Noun

changie (plural changies)

  1. (ABDL, informal, childish) A diaper change.
    Synonym: changies
    • 2012 October 6, @Diaper_Shepherd, Twitter:
      Changie time :-3 after that snack time with oreo's! :-D
    • 2016 December 13, Spyder Rider, “Adrienne's New Perspective”, in FanFiction.Net, chapter 13:
      "Whoopsie! First I think Adrienne needs a quick changie though!" she said happily as she made two vines from a vine whip grow off her body, and scoop her niece out of Alex's tail.

      "That is of course [if] you wouldn't mind being changed by your auntie sweetie?" Judy asked while looking her in the eye. Adrienne blushed.
    • 2019 April 4, @BabyCR, “Teddy World: Caleb's Story”, in Daily Diapers[2]:
      "So," Puff said with a smile, "Does my baby boy need a changie now?"

      A big, proud smile came over Caleb. "Uh-huh! Baby needs a changie, Papa!"
    • 2023 December 12, @ExtraAbdl, Twitter[3]:
      Ms. Parsons bent down to pick the stinky baby brained adult diaper girl up. "Come on Kimmy. I think we both need changies."
    • 2025 June 29, @rangerdalmo.bsky.social, Bluesky[4]:
      I uhm uhm don't need a changie😳……but can we play pirates. Arf

Further reading

Mara Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsiŋ-hŋia

Noun

changie

  1. a dhole, an Asian wild dog (Cuon alpinus)
  2. a wolf