ducks

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/dʌks/

noun

A pair of twos.

“Hello ducks, how are you today?”

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dearduckduckylove
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Meanings

ducks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of duck

ducks2

noun
  1. slangcard gamesA pair of twos.

ducks3

noun
  1. Northern EnglandUKDear (used as a pet name).

    Hello ducks, how are you today?

    Synonyms: dear, duck, ducky, love

ducks4

noun
  1. nauticalThe light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.

    His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth.

    1856, Charles Nordhoff, Nine Years a Sailor

ducks5

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of duck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDear (used as a pet name).

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dearduckduckylove
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deucestwos

Origin

ducks · noun

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ducks · noun

From the shape of the numeral 2, looking like the profile of a duck.

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ducks · noun

From duck (“darling”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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ducks · noun

From duck (“tightly woven cotton fabric”).

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ducks · verb

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ducks

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

ducks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducks

MLA

“ducks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducks. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ducks,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducks.

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