ducky

duck·y
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US, UK/ˈdʌk.i/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

“"Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

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adjectiveducky (comparative duckier, superlative duckiest)

comparative duckier · superlative duckiest

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

    A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air.

    2016, Helaine Becker, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

    Synonyms: duckish, ducklike

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nounducky (plural duckies)

plural duckies · alternative duckie

  1. childishA duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.

    Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you...

    1990, Donna LeBlanc, You can't quit until you know what's eating you

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nounducky (plural duckies)

plural duckies · alternative duckie

  1. A term of endearment.

    "Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.

    Synonyms: darling, hon

  2. in pluralobsoleteslangA woman's breast.

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adjectiveducky (comparative more ducky, superlative most ducky)

comparative more ducky · superlative most ducky

  1. endearingslangDarling, charming, cute.
  2. datedslangGreat; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.

    Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.

    2 more examples

    1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?

    Fortunately, she had bragged to everybody about her ducky first-floor apartment in the perfectly darling three-story red-brick.

    1942, James Thurber, The Catbird Seat

    Synonyms: fine, just ducky, peachy, swell

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a duck.

nounA term of endearment.

Similar

adjectiveGreat; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna special loved one

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

ducky · adjective

  1. Proto-Germanic*dūkaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dūkan
  3. Old Englishdū̆ce
  4. Middle Englishdoke
  5. Englishduck
  6. Englishducky

From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y.

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ducky · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*dūkaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dūkan
  3. Old Englishdū̆ce
  4. Middle Englishdoke
  5. Englishduck
  6. Englishducky

From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Full word history & related roots →

ducky · noun

From duck (term of endearment) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Full word history & related roots →

ducky · adjective

From duck (term of endearment) + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ducky

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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