flicky

See also: Flicky

English

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪki

Etymology 1

From flick +‎ -y.

Adjective

flicky (comparative flickier, superlative flickiest)

  1. (informal) Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.
    She got a new, flicky haircut.
    • 2009 January 15, David Pogue, “Tech Shows, and Writers, Uninspired”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The software is fast, fun and flicky, and you can master it in six minutes.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a flick.
    a flicky motion

Etymology 2

Clipping of flick knife +‎ -y.

Noun

flicky (plural flickies)

  1. (slang, urban England and Ireland) flick knife, switchblade

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