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ducky¹

  • /ˈdʌk.i/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌki

adjective duckier · duckiest

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

    Similar: duckish, ducklike

ducky²

  • /ˈdʌk.i/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌki

noun duckies · duckie

  1. childish 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...

ducky³

  • /ˈdʌk.i/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌki

noun duckies · duckie

  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.

    Similar: darling, hon

  2. in plural, obsolete, slang A woman's breast.

ducky⁴

  • /ˈdʌk.i/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌki

adjective more ducky · most ducky

  1. endearing, slang Darling, charming, cute.
  2. dated, slang Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion. Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.

    Similar: fine, just ducky, peachy, swell

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@misc{ducky_2026,
  title = {ducky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ducky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}