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duckie (disambiguation)

Etymology

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English duck

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English duckie

From duck + -ie.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌki
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

duckie (plural duckies)

Alternative spelling of ducky.
- 1905 (date written), James Joyce, “Grace”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 199:
  And have you nothing for me, duckie?

Derived terms

lucky duckie

source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/duckie