Meanings
ducky1
comparative duckier · superlative duckiest
ducky2
plural duckies · alternative duckie
- 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
ducky3
plural duckies · alternative duckie
- A term of endearment.
"Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.
- in pluralobsoleteslangA woman's breast.
ducky4
comparative more ducky · superlative most ducky
- 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 SeatSynonyms: fine, just ducky, peachy, swell
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveGreat; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
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Origin
ducky · adjective
- Proto-Germanic*dūkaną
- Proto-West Germanic*dūkan
- Old Englishdū̆ce
- Middle Englishdoke
- Englishduck
- Englishducky
From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y.
Full word history & related roots →ducky · noun
- Proto-Germanic*dūkaną
- Proto-West Germanic*dūkan
- Old Englishdū̆ce
- Middle Englishdoke
- Englishduck
- 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 →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ducky
Cite this entry
ducky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducky
“ducky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducky. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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