chucky

[ chuhk-ee ]

/ ˈtʃʌk i /

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noun, plural chuck·ies.British Dialect.

a chicken; fowl.

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Origin of chucky

First recorded in 1720–30; chuck³ + -y²

Words nearby chucky

chuck off, chuck out, chuck wagon, chuckwalla, chuck-will's-widow, chucky, chuddar, chuddies, chuddy, Chudskoye Ozero, chufa

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Much of what passes for political coverage these days is (to borrow a phrase) “bad Chucky.”
Wanted: Less Terrible Political Coverage on TV|Matt Lewis|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Please note that CURSE OF CHUCKY is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download.
Chucky, the Possessed Doll, on His Favorite Kills—and Katherine Heigl|Chucky|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What the ladies of the Real Housewives of New Jersey call a “ chucky,” the Jersey Shore roommates refer to as a “kookah.”
Best Jersey Shore Moments|Jaimie Etkin|September 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The ladies from The Real Housewives of New Jersey discuss the "puffy chucky" issue.
The Real Jersey Dictionary|Jaimie Etkin|August 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST

What think you of to-day at two o'clock—just a roasted chucky and a drappit egg?'
Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott
Poor Chucky had found it quite impossible to accept the new arrangement.
Toto's Merry Winter|Laura E. Richards
"So long, chucky," the lady with the damaged feather said to him.
Fortitude|Hugh Walpole
The subject of our memoir was born in 1786, on the banks of Nola-chucky river, he being the fifth son.
Curiosities of Human Nature|Anonymous
"Let's go and see how old Chucky gets on," he said good-naturedly, when the man vanished.
The Louisa Alcott Reader|Louisa M. Alcott

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noun, plural chuck·ies.British Dialect.

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