flicky

See also: Flicky

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪki

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English flick

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English flicky

From flick + -y.

Adjective

flicky (comparative flickier, superlative flickiest)

1. (informal) Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.

   She got a new, flicky haircut.

   • 2009 January 15, David Pogue, “Tech Shows, and Writers, Uninspired”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The software is fast, fun and flicky, and you can master it in six minutes.

2. Resembling or characteristic of a flick.

   a flicky motion

Etymology 2

Clipping of flick knife +‎ -y.

Noun

flicky (plural flickies)

1. (slang, urban England and Ireland) flick knife, switchblade

Anagrams

• fickly