sooky
nounEtymology From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).
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A sook, a crybaby.
sooky
adjEtymology From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).
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Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, Slang Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
- Kangaroos on the other hand become even more sooky (needy for attention), when denied time outside.2006, Lynda Staker, The Complete Guide to the Care of Macropods, page 189:
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Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, Slang Sentimental, sissy; timid.
- Sentimentalists and political quacks have devoted much time to convincing the sookier twentieth century that nineteenth century New World penitentiaries were choked with near-blameless stealers of one teaspoon, one handkerchief, one loaf of bread.1978, J. Ferguson, Seven Cities of Australia, page 48:
- Judging by the subject matter, Turkish soldiers are the sookiest, purse-carryingest, most sentimental nancy boys ever to put on military uniforms.1999, Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home, page 138:
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- Our trepidation at being savaged by a vicious pig dog was soon allayed, however. He turned out to be the sookiest dog on earth. All he wanted in life was a pet or a cuddle, preferably both.2009, Evan McHugh, Birdsville, ReadHowYouWant, published 2011, page 139:
- Derived terms
- sooky baby