dukey

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dukey^¹

Rhymes with -uːki

noun dukeys · dookie · dooky

UK, obsolete, slang A penny gaff. Delicate perfumes floated through the theatre; at the penny "dukey," fried fish and hot codlins reminded you more of food than fantasy.

dukey^²

adjective

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of dookie (“ostentatiously thick”). […] dukey rope around his neck. “Looks like another gangsta bit the dust in a driveby in Inglewood last night," the voice announced from the radio."

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@misc{dukey_2026,
  title = {dukey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dukey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}