ducky

[duhk-ee] Origin

duck·y

1[duhk-ee]
adjective, duck·i·er, duck·i·est. Informal.
1.
fine; excellent; wonderful.
2.
darling; charming; cute.

Origin:
1810–20; duck1 + -y1

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Ducky is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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duck·y

2[duhk-ee]
noun, plural duck·ies. British Slang.
(used as a term of endearment or familiarity) dear; sweetheart; darling; pet.

Origin:
1530–40; duck1 + -y2 (perhaps alteration by folk etymology of Middle Dutch docke doll
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ducky or informal duckie (ˈdʌkɪ)
 
n , pl duckies
1.  (Brit) darling or dear: used as a term of endearment among women, but now often used in imitation of the supposed usage of homosexual men
 
adj
2.  delightful; fine
 
duckie or informal duckie
 
n
 
adj

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ducky
"excellent," slang from 1897; probably not related to much earlier slang noun meaning "a woman's breast" ["...whose pritty duckys I trust shortly to kysse," Henry VIII, letter to Anne Boleyn, c.1536].
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ducky definition


  1. mod.
    okay; good. (Often used sarcastically.) : Now, isn't that just ducky?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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