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ducky

Syllables: duck·yUK/ˈdʌk.i/

ducky adjective: resembling or characteristic of a duck.

Adjective (1)

ducky (comparative duckier, superlative duckiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
    • A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air.2016, Helaine Becker, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
    Synonyms:
    duckish, ducklike

Noun (1)

ducky (plural duckies)

  1. (childish) A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.
    • Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you...1990, Donna LeBlanc, You can't quit until you know what's eating you

Noun (2)

ducky (plural duckies)

  1. A term of endearment.
    • "Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.
    Synonyms:
    darling, hon
  2. (in plural, obsolete, slang) A woman's breast.

Adjective (2)

ducky (comparative more ducky, superlative most ducky)

  1. (endearing, slang) Darling, charming, cute.
  2. (dated, slang) Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
    • Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.
    • Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic

Synonyms of ducky

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Forms of ducky

Adjective
comparativeduckier
superlativeduckiest
comparativemore ducky
superlativemost ducky
Noun
pluralduckies
alternative formduckie

Origin of ducky

From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y.

From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

From duck (term of endearment) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Words formed from ducky

Words that rhyme with ducky

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Questions about ducky

What does ducky mean?
Ducky means resembling or characteristic of a duck.
What part of speech is ducky?
Ducky can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ducky?
Ducky is pronounced /ˈdʌk.i/ (UK).

Words near ducky in the dictionary

  1. Duckworth
  2. Duckworth-Lewis
  3. Duckworth-Lewis method
  4. Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method
  5. Duckworths
  6. ducky
  7. duco
  8. ducoed
  9. Ducoin
  10. ducoing
  11. Ducoings

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