Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dukey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: dukey
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

adj

Alternative form of dookie (“ostentatiously thick”).

Example Sentences

"Delicate perfumes floated through the theatre; at the penny "dukey," fried fish and hot codlins reminded you more of food than fantasy."
"Between the pieces were individual turns, comic songs and dances. […] Simpson, also the proprietor of a Dukey in Queen Square, Westminster, was the aristocrat of the Penny Gaffs."
"[…] dukey rope around his neck. “Looks like another gangsta bit the dust in a driveby in Inglewood last night," the voice announced from the radio.""
"Yo homeboy, bus this. You're clockin if you think me and my posse would bite your Nine or dukey rope."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

dukeys (plural) dookie (alternative) dooky (alternative)

Rhymes With

cookie spooky kabuki kooky tanuki tukey booky flukey tesuque ukie tenuki

Questions

What does dukey mean?: A penny gaff.

How to pronounce dukey

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “dukey”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “dukey”.
Repeat and practice — Say “dukey” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.