pikey

/ (ˈpaɪkɪ) /

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noun British slang, derogatory

a gypsy or vagrant

a member of the underclass

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Word Origin for pikey

perhaps from turnpike

Words nearby pikey

pike pole, piker, Pikes Peak, pikestaff, Pikesville, pikey, piking, Pik Pobedy, pil., pilaf, pilar

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How to use pikey in a sentence

When people met him in Vancouver, they would say, "How goes it, Pikey?"
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.|J.G. Millais
We are busted out, my poor Pikey—we are to fortune and to fame unknown.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce