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parky

British  
/ ˈpɑːkɪ /

adjective

  1. informal (usually postpositive) (of the weather) chilly; cold

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of parky

C19: perhaps from perky


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James Richardson's European football papers review Link to this video Even though it's getting parky, we sat AC Jimbo next to a canal to chat on film about the latest European papers.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2012

I was chatting on air with him and I couldn't resist saying 'it's a bit parky this morning'.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2012

On Chatrier as Serena & Pavlyuchenkova knock up and it's pretty parky out here.

From BBC ● May 29, 2010

It could even catch on, were it not so parky up there in winter.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2010

“My duffel's a bit warmer, that's all. It's parky out.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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