Ethnicky

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an ethnic appearance or atmosphere. colloquial

    "For souvenirs – mostly outright tack and ethnicky textiles – try your bargaining skills at the shops and stalls on Binjiang Luand Zhengyang Jie, or the nightly street market spreading for about a block either side of Shanhu Bridge along Zhongshan Lu."

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"For souvenirs – mostly outright tack and ethnicky textiles – try your bargaining skills at the shops and stalls on Binjiang Luand Zhengyang Jie, or the nightly street market spreading for about a block either side of Shanhu Bridge along Zhongshan Lu."

Etymology

From ethnic + -y.

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