Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, slang)Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.

  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, slang)Sentimental, sissy; timid.

Origin

From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).

From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).

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Forms

sookier/more sooky, sookiest/most sooky
Comparativesookier / more sooky Lesson
Superlativesookiest / most sooky Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsooky baby

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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