wakey
/ˈweɪ.ki/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Clipping of Wakefield: an industrial city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "'You beauty, only 364 and a wakey to go,' the countdown had begun and would continue, as few days passed without someone calling the time. I spared a thought for our temporary enemy whose tour would endure to the end of the war[…]"
- "Morale was also usually high, helped by the men's recognition that their service in Vietnam had strict limits – one year, or, to use a soldiers' expression of the time, 364 days and a 'wakey' (the day the men woke to prepare to fly out)."
- "When you became a 'short timer' (20 days and a wakey) you delighted in sticking it up to the new arrivals."
- "“Wakey Brother Monster,” he said to Rose as he spread his replacement piece of toast."
- "'Come on now, wakey!' called Diane, who was already up and dashing round the room."
- "Barnsley General? Or are you in that posh private one in Wakey?"
Etymology
Etymology tree English wake Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wakey From wake + -y (diminutive suffix).
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: y
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈweɪ.ki/
- British English: /ˈweɪ.ki/