ducky meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

ducky

adj

/ˈdʌki/

Etymology From duck + -y.

Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air.2016, Helaine Becker, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie:

noun

Etymology From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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...1990, Donna LeBlanc, You can't quit until you know what's eating you:

noun

Etymology From duck (term of endearment) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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, Slang A woman's breast.

adj

Etymology From duck (term of endearment) + -y.

Slang Darling, charming, cute.

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.
1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?

1 more example

Fortunately, she had bragged to everybody about her ducky first-floor apartment in the perfectly darling three-story red-brick.1942, James Thurber, The Catbird Seat:

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