flicky

flicky

See also: Flicky

English

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪki

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English flick
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English flicky

    From flick + -y.

    Adjective

    flicky (comparative flickier, superlative flickiest)

    1. (informal) Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.
      She got a new, flicky haircut.
      • 2009 January 15, David Pogue, “Tech Shows, and Writers, Uninspired”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        The software is fast, fun and flicky, and you can master it in six minutes.
    2. Resembling or characteristic of a flick.
      a flicky motion

    Etymology 2

    Clipping of flick knife +‎ -y.

    Noun

    flicky (plural flickies)

    1. (slang, urban England and Ireland) flick knife, switchblade

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