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ikey

/ˈʌɪki/

ikey noun: a Jew.

Noun (1)

ikey (plural ikeys)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) A Jew.
    • My son, if you go to the races to battle with Ikey and Mo,
      Remember, it's seldom the pigeon can pick out the eye of the crow;1906, Banjo Paterson, Wisdom of Hafiz
    • I meant to start from Barrhill, but I missed the train, and then I hung on to old Ikey-Mo, which made my alibi much better,1931, Dorothy L Sayers, chapter 29, in The Five Red Herrings

Adjective

ikey (comparative more ikey, superlative most ikey)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) Having negative traits stereotypically associated with Jews; cunning, supercilious.
    • Clara had always been ‘ikey’ – reserved and superior.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 10”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
    • What Arthur Griffith said about the headpiece over the Freeman leader: a homerule sun rising up in the northwest from the laneway behind the bank of Ireland. He prolonged his pleased smile. Ikey touch that: homerule sun rising up in the northwest.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

Proper noun capitalized: Ikey

Ikey

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.
    • "Come in, sirs, come in if you please," begged Ikey deferentially; the door was held more fully open and they passed into a store […]1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

Noun (2) capitalized: Ikey

Ikey (plural Ikeys)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ikey

Forms of ikey

Noun
pluralikeys
alternative formIkey
pluralIkeys
Adjective
comparativemore ikey
superlativemost ikey

Origin of ikey

From Ike + -y, representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.

Words formed from ikey

Phrases with ikey

Questions about ikey

What does ikey mean?
Ikey means a Jew.
What part of speech is ikey?
Ikey can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ikey?
Ikey is pronounced /ˈʌɪki/.
What is the plural of ikey?
The plural of ikey is ikeys.

Words near ikey in the dictionary

  1. ikejime
  2. Ikelos
  3. Ikerd
  4. Ikerds
  5. Ikes
  6. ikey
  7. ikey mo
  8. ikey mos
  9. ikey-mo
  10. ikey-mos
  11. ikeyness

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