blickey

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blickey

Rhymes with -ɪki

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From Dutch blikje, diminutive of blik (“can; tinplate”).

noun blickeys · blicky

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, dated, dialectal A canister or dinner pail usually of tin.

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@misc{blickey_2026,
  title = {blickey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blickey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}