bullocky

bul·lock·y

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo l-uh-kee]
- /ˈbʊl ə ki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo l-uh-kee]
- /ˈbʊl ə ki/

Definitions of bullocky word

noun bullocky the driver of a team of bullocks 3
noun plural bullocky a bullock driver. 1
noun plural bullocky the coarse language thought to be typical of a bullock driver. 1
adjective bullocky Australian. pertaining to driving bullocks or managing cattle. 1
adjective bullocky resembling a bullock. 1
noun bullocky (Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks. 0

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Origin of bullocky

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; bullock + -y1, subsequently nominalized

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Parts of speech for Bullocky

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bullocky

bullocky popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bullocky usage trend in Literature

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