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Danny

[dan-ee]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Daniel.



danny

/ ˈdænɪ /

noun

  1. dialect,  the hand (used esp when addressing children)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of danny1

probably from dandy, childish pronunciation of hand
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Example Sentences

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“And because I was so intrigued by the show, and I really, really wanted to work with Russell on ‘The Simpsons,’ I went back and I listened to those old episodes — because I want to honor the musical language that Alf left, and that Danny Elfman left.”

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In fact former Laker Anthony Davis has been a spokesperson for the company for years, and former Laker Danny Green is starring in social media posts promoting the partnership.

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And so he has built one of the most expensive towers in America, extending a quarter-mile into the sky, and filled it with 19 Danny Meyer-approved eateries, coffee shops, a company store, a gym and Morgan’s, the English pub where he hopes bankers will commune after-hours.

Danny and Lena, the show’s main characters, find themselves unofficial partners in the two episodes out for review, as they go from antagonistic to affectionate.

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Fenway Park plays a more substantial part when, at the end of Episode 2, the principals gather for a game and, sealing Danny’s official transfer to Boston, the locals symbolically drape a Red Sox shirt over his Mets tee.

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