chucky
chucky · chuckies
ChickenChicken
/ˈt͡ʃʌki/
» I'm a boy. My name's Chucky.
Я мальчик, меня зовут Чаки. — marafon
ProfessorAntonnio · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(dated, dialectal)Chicken
(Scotland)A pebble, stone chip or piece of gravel.
(Northern Ireland, derogatory, slang)An Irish Republican, especially one who has supported the armed struggle.
Examples
1 sentencesI'm a boy. My name's Chucky.
ruЯ мальчик, меня зовут Чаки. — marafon
Origin
From chuck (“chicken”) + -y. From chuck (“pebble”) + -y. From Irish tiocfaidh, from theFrom chuck (“chicken”) + -y.
From chuck (“pebble”) + -y.
From Irish tiocfaidh, from the Republican slogan tiocfaidh ár lá (“our day will come”), perhaps punning on etymologies 1 and/or 2.
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Forms
plural: chuckiesWord family
1 related wordsDerivedchucky egg