/ˈdʌki/
- Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
“A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air.”
- slangDarling, charming, cute.
- dated, slangGreat; 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.”
- childishA 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...”
- An affectionate pet name.
“"Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.”
- in-plural, obsolete, slangA woman's breast.
Formsduckier(comparative) · duckiest(superlative) · duckies(plural) · duckie(alternative) · more ducky(comparative) · most ducky(superlative)