Yorkie

Yorkie

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Yorkshire
English -ie
English Yorkie

    From Yorkshire + -ie.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjɔɹki/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ki

    Noun

    Yorkie (plural Yorkies)

    1. (informal) The Yorkshire terrier, a small breed of dog weighing 3–7 pounds as adults.
      • 2017 October 17, Amy Tan, Where the Past Begins: Memory and Imagination, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
        The sight of that problem was much bigger for such a little dog than I would have ever imagined possible—had I even imagined it. Imagine my four-pound Yorkie as a miniature stallion. It was appalling to me, his noncanine mother.
    2. (informal) A Yorkshire pudding.
      • 2004, Ed Baines, Entertain, page 183:
        It is getting as much air in your batter as possible that will make your Yorkies rise!
    3. Someone from York, England.
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