Meanings
shakey1
adjectiveshakey (comparative more shakey, superlative most shakey)
comparative more shakey · superlative most shakey
- alternativeAlternative spelling of shaky.
Erma thought for awhile^([sic]) and then with a shakey voice confronted Lisa and exclaimed, "I didn't think this would happen, but I will do this if it will help you.
2009, Kitty Puchalla, A Double Life
Shakey2
proper noun
- humorousmodern nicknameWilliam Shakespeare.
Greene: Master Shakey Poet, a word if you please? / Will: Shakespeare, Master Greene, my name is Shakespeare.
2016, Ben Elton, “Star Crossed Lovers”, in Upstart Crow, season 1, episode 1 (television production)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Clipping of Shakespeare + -y.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shakey
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APA
shakey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shakey
MLA
“shakey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shakey. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shakey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shakey.
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