thankee

American  

[thang-kee] / ˈθæŋ ki /

interjection

Chiefly Dialect.

1. thank you.

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Etymology

Origin of thankee

First recorded in 1815–25; by alteration

Example Sentences

I said thankee, but I ain’t a-go’n be beholden to nobody.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

"No, thankee, I don't care about seein' him now, next time'll do just as well, and it's time he was off."

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

I thankee, but I don't have no knowin's to sell.

From The Reclaimers by McCarter, Margaret Hill

"I'll not just come in, thankee, Mrs. Ray; but if it ain't troubling you I want to speak a word to you outside; and a word to Rachel too, if she don't mind coming."

From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony

“Well, thankee, sir, thankee,” said the farmer, shaking hands with the youth, and giving him a half-sovereign.  p.

From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Harris, Richard