chucky

chuck·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chuhk-ee]
- /ˈtʃʌk i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chuhk-ee]
- /ˈtʃʌk i/

Definition of chucky word

noun plural chucky a chicken; fowl. 1

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Origin of chucky

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; chuck3 + -y2

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Parts of speech for Chucky

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chucky

chucky 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chucky usage trend in Literature

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