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erky

erky adjective: yucky, icky, repulsive.

Adjective

erky (comparative erkier, superlative erkiest)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) Yucky, icky, repulsive.
    • ‘I don't like this stew. It’s erky,’ Georgie said.1959, Dorothy Hewett, Bobbin Up, page 119

Forms of erky

comparativeerkier
superlativeerkiest

Origin of erky

From erk + -y.

Questions about erky

What does erky mean?
Erky means yucky, icky, repulsive.
What part of speech is erky?
Erky is an adjective.

Words near erky in the dictionary

  1. Erkers
  2. erkier
  3. erkiest
  4. Erkrath
  5. erks
  6. erky
  7. erl-king
  8. erl-kings
  9. Erlandson
  10. Erlandsons
  11. erlang

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