duckie
English
Etymology
From
duck
+
-ie
.
Pronunciation
Rhymes:
-ʌki
Audio
(
US
)
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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
?