Meanings
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- New York CityattributiveuncountableA style of sandwich-making that Arabic New York City bodega and deli chefs are known for, featuring large portions of meat and fried food like burgers, chicken cutlets, mozzarella sticks, french fries, chicken tenders, pancakes and more, stuffed into a sandwich.
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Origin
- Arabicأَخ“brother”
- Englishocky
Borrowed from Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”) + ـِي (-ī, “my”), doublet of akhi. Also diminutive of ock (“a man of Middle Eastern descent who runs a deli or bodega”)
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ocky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocky
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