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Unskilled workers on a major building project. Derived from large numbers of Irish workers who came to England in the mid-1700's to dig out the navigational canals.
It took a few thousand navvies to build the Channel Tunnel.
Navvies by Sean C. L April 26, 2008
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(a) Worker (british)
(b) Character in the Bitmap Bros "The Chaos Engine"
"Hey Bryan, let's play the Chaos Engine. I'll pick the Navvie."
Navvie by Gregory Jones July 3, 2005
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Navvineshh 

Navvineshh is a type of person who will go through plenty of personal problems but will always end up finishing it. Navvineshh will always protect his friends and family no matter what. He will always be loyal to the people who treats him well. People will be very lucky to have him around
Navvineshh - A honest and loyal person
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navvyesque 

sounding like the 🤓 emoji and being oddly unsettling to the point the people around you feel physically and emotionally unsafe
“wow he said he’s developed romantic feelings for my pet dog”

“ew that’s so navvyesque”
navvyesque by meowing4him August 15, 2023
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