Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rooky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
rooky
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

full of rooks.

adj

misty; gloomy.

adj

rascally, rakish, scampish.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

From rook + -y.

Usage

Homonyms

rookie

Questions

What does rooky mean?
full of rooks.
Where does rooky come from?
From rook + -y.

How to pronounce rooky

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