Nooky

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of nookie. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "In possibly related news, Match’s results also indicate that single people weren’t having much sex. Seven out of 10 of its survey-takers had not had any nooky since the beginning of the pandemic—which also may be because it’s quite tricky to have sex with someone while staying six feet away from them."

  2. 2
    slang for sexual intercourse wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a nook; small and secluded or cosy.

    "[…] it may be a little seat in a nooky place, a spring under a tree, a bit of walk by the brookside or a vista amongst the trees."

Example

More examples

"In possibly related news, Match’s results also indicate that single people weren’t having much sex. Seven out of 10 of its survey-takers had not had any nooky since the beginning of the pandemic—which also may be because it’s quite tricky to have sex with someone while staying six feet away from them."

Etymology

From nook + -y.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.