Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deckie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deck-ie
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"I used to know a deckie in Hull that got a double rupture because he forgot to saw the castors off […]"

Etymology

deck + -ie

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deck

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

deckies (plural)

Questions

What does deckie mean?: A deckhand.
Where does deckie come from?: deck + -ie

How to pronounce deckie

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