A shortened informal abbreviation of 'expressway,' used in casual writing and speech to refer to a high-speed highway.
Colloquial American abbreviation of expressway, emerging in the late 20th century. Less formal than 'expwy' and more common in informal contexts like text messages and local dialects.
Expy represents the ultimate laziness of abbreviation—we couldn't even be bothered to write 'expwy,' so we just dropped two letters and called it a day. It's peak American efficiency language.
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