Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flukey

/ˈfluːki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: flukey
IPA: /ˈfluːki/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes.

Example Sentences

"For once, at a World Cup finals England could enjoy themselves, cut loose, score a bucket-load of goals, and giggle at the fact that Harry Kane’s hat-trick goal that makes him the tournament top goalscorer was a flukey deflection off his heel."
"We would have got to Spain already if it wasn't for the flukey wind."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fluke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flukey From fluke + -y.

Inflected Forms

more flukey (comparative) most flukey (superlative) fluky (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fluke

Synonyms

jammy chancy fluky iffy

Rhymes With

cookie spooky kabuki kooky tanuki tukey booky dukey tesuque ukie tenuki

Questions

How do you pronounce flukey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfluːki/.
What does flukey mean?: Lucky.
Where does flukey come from?: Etymology tree English fluke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flukey From fluke + -y.

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