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- [hang-kee]
- /ˈhæŋ ki/
- /ˈhæŋ.ki/
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- [hang-kee]
- /ˈhæŋ ki/
Definitions of hanky word
- noun plural hanky a handkerchief. 1
- abbreviation HANKY handkerchief 1
- countable noun hanky A hanky is the same as a handkerchief. 0
- noun hanky (Colloquial) Short form of handkerchief. 0
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Origin of hanky
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; han(d)k(erchief) + -y2
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Parts of speech for Hanky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hanky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hanky usage trend in Literature
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