The Only Use of
privy
in
The Great Gatsby
- ...in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men.
p. 1.8privy = informed (about something secret)
Definitions:
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(1)
(privy as in: privy to her real identity) informed about something secret or not generally known
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, privy can refer to a hidden place, outhouse, or toilet.