erky

E1R1K5Y4

adjective

Yucky, icky, repulsive.

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Meanings

adjectiveerky (comparative erkier, superlative erkiest)

comparative erkier · superlative erkiest

  1. AustraliacolloquialYucky, icky, repulsive.

    ‘I don't like this stew. It’s erky,’ Georgie said.

    1959, Dorothy Hewett, Bobbin Up, page 119

Origin

From erk + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KreyKyeryerk
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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