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lecky

/ˈlɛki/

lecky noun: electricity.

Noun

lecky (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang) Electricity.
    • The lecky’s gone off again.
    • He pressed a button on my door. ‘Look.’ The window slid down silently. / ‘Lecky windows, eh? Posh!’1982, James MacVeigh, “Mostly Malcolm”, in Gaskin, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 114
  2. (Australia, slang) Electrician.

Proper noun capitalized: Lecky

Lecky

  1. A surname.

Forms of lecky

alternative formleccy
alternative formlekky

Origin of lecky

Diminutive form of electricity.

Words that rhyme with lecky

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Questions about lecky

What does lecky mean?
Lecky means electricity.
What part of speech is lecky?
Lecky can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lecky?
Lecky is pronounced /ˈlɛki/.

Words near lecky in the dictionary

  1. Leckie
  2. Leckies
  3. Leckonby
  4. Leckrone
  5. Leckrones
  6. lecky
  7. Leclair
  8. Leclaire
  9. Leclaires
  10. Leclairs
  11. Leclanché cell

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