sooky
sooky · sookier · sookiest
Complaining, whingeing, sadComplaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, slang)Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
(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| Comparative | sookier / more sooky Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | sookiest / most sooky Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsooky baby
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.