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walkie

walkie noun: a walkie-talkie.

Noun

walkie (plural walkies)

  1. A walkie-talkie.
  2. A pallet truck, beside which the operator must walk.
  3. (childish, plural-normally) An outing for a dog; the taking of a dog for a walk.
    • It snuffles with its nose on Sylvia’s lap in the manner peculiar to a dog. And Sylvia addresses it in the following peculiar manner: “ ... And is-ums also looking forward to lovely walkie home with Mother and God-Uncle, then?”1933, Rupert Latimer, The Unenchanted Circle, Appleton-Century, page 35
    • So if you hear a woman ask in a sing-song voice, “Do ya wanna go for a walkie?” you can probably safely infer that she is talking to her dog; there is a small chance that she is talking to a very young child, but virtually no chance that she is talking to her husband or an adult friend.2012, Stanley Coren, Why We Love The Dogs We Do: How To Find The Dog That Matches Your Personality, →ISBN

Examples of walkie in a sentence

  • Most dog walkers have a routine of sorts, so they take their dog for a walkie at a particular time of day.2013, Michele Hanson, Absolutely Barking, Simon and Schuster, page ?
  • She shared a particularly adorable video captioned, “all the kisses. happy fall.”, that shows Myron wriggling around on the couch during an after-walkie snuggling session.2018 September 24, Samantha Wilson, “Ariana Grande Posts Adorable Video With Mac Miller’s Dog Myron - Taking Care Of Him After Ex’s...

Forms of walkie

pluralwalkies

Plural of walkie: walkies

Origin of walkie

From walk + -ie.

Phrases with walkie

Questions about walkie

What does walkie mean?
Walkie means a walkie-talkie.
How do you use walkie in a sentence?
Most dog walkers have a routine of sorts, so they take their dog for a walkie at a particular time of day.
What part of speech is walkie?
Walkie is a noun.
What is the plural of walkie?
The plural of walkie is walkies.

Words near walkie in the dictionary

  1. walketh
  2. Walkey
  3. Walkford
  4. Walkham
  5. Walkhampton
  6. walkie
  7. walkie talkie
  8. walkie talkies
  9. walkie-lookie
  10. walkie-lookies
  11. walkie-talkie

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