thankee
/ˈθæŋki/
thankee is the alternative form of thank you.
Meaning of thank you
Interjection
- An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.
- “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.
- Synonyms:
- cheers, much appreciated, gracias, gramercy, much obliged, ta, thank you very much, thanks, thanks a bunch, thanks a lot
- Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer.
- Near-synonym: please
- Synonyms:
- please
- A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts.
- ‘No, come in,’ he said. ‘Martin, right? Have a seat.’ […] ‘Thank you, no, I won’t.’ He moved inside a little more.2015, Amy Andrews, Limbo, Sydney, N.S.W.: Escape Publishing, →ISBN
Noun
thankee (plural thankees)
- A thank-you.
Forms of thankee
| plural | thankees |
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Words that rhyme with thankee
Questions about thankee
- What does thankee mean?
- Thankee means a thank-you.
- What is thankee the alternative form of?
- Thankee is the alternative form of thank you.
- What part of speech is thankee?
- Thankee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thankee?
- Thankee is pronounced /ˈθæŋki/.
- What is the plural of thankee?
- The plural of thankee is thankees.
Words near thankee in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thankee (page history and authors); thank you (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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