flicky

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -ɪki

Etymology 1[edit]

flick +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

flicky (comparative flickier, superlative flickiest)

  1. (informal) Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.
    She got a new, flicky haircut.
    • 2009 January 15, David Pogue, “Tech Shows, and Writers, Uninspired”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The software is fast, fun and flicky, and you can master it in six minutes.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a flick.
    a flicky motion

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of flick knife +‎ -y.

Noun[edit]

flicky (plural flickies)

  1. (slang, urban England and Ireland) flick knife, switchblade

Anagrams[edit]

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