What does "chucky" mean?
chicken
Chucky
/ˈt͡ʃʌki/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: chicken
- Grammar: chucky is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: chuck.
- Usage evidence: The first time I watched Chucky, I had nightmares for weeks.
How to use "chucky"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 chicken dated, dialectal
"Mr. (afterwards) Lord Kenyon, lived in Bell Yard, Temple Bar. Mr. Kenyon's early habits were those of strict economy : he had his shoulder of mutton roasted first for one day, the next day he had it cold, and for the third or fourth day he had it hashed, resembling the old Scotch trader, who told his son he lived at first very sparingly, so that in his old age he could afford himself a chucky on a Sunday ; but he said, the young men in the present day when they began life wanted a chucky every day!"
- 2 A pebble, stone chip or piece of gravel. Scotland
"I blinked again and screwed up my eyes to look across the chuckies."
- 3 An Irish Republican, especially one who has supported the armed struggle. Northern-Ireland, derogatory, slang
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Chuck, related to Charles.
- 2 Child's Play (the 1988 film)
"The first time I watched Chucky, I had nightmares for weeks."
- 3 Child's Play (the film series)
"I have seen the first three Chucky movies."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The first time I watched Chucky, I had nightmares for weeks."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "chucky"?
Common synonyms include: chuck.
How do you use "chucky" in a sentence?
The first time I watched Chucky, I had nightmares for weeks.
How do you pronounce "chucky"?
Pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌki/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Chuck + -y.
Etymology 2
From the name of the main villain in the films.
Etymology 3
From chuck (“chicken”) + -y.
Etymology 4
From chuck (“pebble”) + -y.
Etymology 5
From Irish tiocfaidh, from the Republican slogan tiocfaidh ár lá (“our day will come”), perhaps punning on etymologies 1 and/or 2.