ducky

adjectivenounnounadjectiveattested in dialogue

United States//ˈdʌk.i//

Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

adjective

1
Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English doke English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y.

noun

1
A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.
Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you...

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English doke English duck Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

noun

1
A term of endearment.
"Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.
2
obsoleteA woman's breast.

Etymology

Etymology tree English duck Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (term of endearment) + -y (diminutive suffix).

adjective

1
slangDarling, charming, cute.
2
datedGreat; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.
1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?
Fortunately, she had bragged to everybody about her ducky first-floor apartment in the perfectly darling three-story red-brick.

Etymology

Etymology tree English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (term of endearment) + -y.

Forms

plural: duckies
comparative: duckier, more ducky
superlative: duckiest, most ducky

duckman · Someone who raises ducks to produce meat.Duckman · A surname.ducks · A pair of twos.

ducky · Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

duct · A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one…dud · A device or machine that is useless because it does not work…dude · A man, generally a younger man.

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