ducky
Pronunciation Etymology 1

From duck + -y.

Adjective

ducky (comparative duckier, superlative duckiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
Etymology 2

From duck + -y.

Noun

ducky (plural duckies)

  1. (childish) A duck aquatic bird, especially a toy rubber duck.
    • 1990, Donna LeBlanc, You can't quit until you know what's eating you:
      Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you...
Etymology 3

From duck + -y.

Noun

ducky (plural duckies)

  1. An affectionate pet name.
    Synonyms: darling, hon
    "Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.
  2. (slang, obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) A woman's breast.
Etymology 4

From duck + -y.

Adjective

ducky

  1. (slang) Darling, charming, cute.
  2. (slang, dated) Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
    Synonyms: fine, just ducky, peachy, swell
    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?
    • 1942, James Thurber, The Catbird Seat ↗:
      Fortunately, she had bragged to everybody about her ducky first-floor apartment in the perfectly darling three-story red-brick.



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