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Meaning of "cacky" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CACKY

From dialect cack excrement.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CACKY

cacky  [ˈkækɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cacky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CACKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cacky in the English dictionary

The definition of cacky in the dictionary is of or like excrement. Other definition of cacky is dirty, worthless, or contemptible.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACKY


baccy
ˈbækɪ
bukkake
ˌbuːˈkækɪ
cracky
ˈkrækɪ
Jackie
ˈdʒækɪ
Jackie-Jackie
ˈdʒækɪ-ˈdʒækɪ
Jacky
ˈdʒækɪ
Jacky-Jacky
ˈdʒækɪ-ˈdʒækɪ
lackey
ˈlækɪ
maki
ˈmækɪ
matsutake
ˌmætsʊˈtækɪ
Paki
ˈpækɪ
quacky
ˈkwækɪ
rumaki
rəˈmækɪ
tackey
ˈtækɪ
tacky
ˈtækɪ
takky
ˈtækɪ
teppan-yaki
ˌtɛpænˈjækɪ
teriyaki
ˌtɛrɪˈjækɪ
wacky
ˈwækɪ
whacky
ˈwækɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACKY

caciquism
cack
cack-handed
cackermander
cackier
cackiest
cackle
cackleberries
cackleberry
cackler
cacodaemon
cacodemon
cacodemonic
cacodoxy
cacodyl
cacodylic
cacoepistic
cacoepy
cacoethes
cacoethic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACKY

blocky
cocky
dicky
ducky
happy-go-lucky
icky
Kentucky
knacky
kolacky
lucky
micky
picky
rocky
sticky
sucky
tricky
unlucky
Vicky
yucky
Zwicky

Synonyms and antonyms of cacky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cacky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACKY

Find out the translation of cacky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cacky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cacky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cacky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cacky
570 millions of speakers

English

cacky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cacky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cacky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cacky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cacky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cacky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cacky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cacky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cacky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cacky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cacky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cacky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पकडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cacky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cacky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cacky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cacky
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

cacky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cacky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cacky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cacky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cacky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CACKY»

The term «cacky» is normally little used and occupies the 142.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CACKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cacky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACKY»

Discover the use of cacky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cacky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Our Home Magazine and Mothers' Journal
She again asked : " Can't you tell me your name ? You have one, haven't you ?" Another grin, and the teeth opened and shut like the shell of an oyster ; but between the opening and shutting, there came out the words, " Cacky Dowdle.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
cacky . Human excrement: mostly children's and, domestically, women's coll: sinceca 1880. Ex CACK. cacky. , adj. Of or like excrement, hence yellowish- brown; hence, filthy, malodorous: coll, mostly children's: late C.19–20. Ex CACK.
Eric Partridge, 2003
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A Dictionary of North East Dialect
EDD distribution to 1900: N'd, Yx. See also caskets cack, c ai ka. cacky excrement "cack" (excreta) plus "cacky, cackhouse" Brockett Newc & Nth 1829; " cack" Dinsdale mid-Tees 1849, KH Stockton C20/2, JB Shildon C20/mid; "cack- ah" RM ...
Bill Griffiths, 2005
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His Dark Materials
Barry Daddy said that he was going to have cacky for his tea here. Den {realising the truth) Did he now? And was he talking to Clare at the time, Barry? Barry Yes. And Daddy and Clare said that they'd rather go to Burger Empire because if ...
‎2005
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The Rising Son
Chapter. X. Cacky. The initials of my mother's name, Cecilia Ann Kelso, CAK, gave Uncle Reg another opportunity to use his word skills. 'Cacky', he would call her from time to time. Understandably, she didn't like it. It caused big friction.
James Kelso, 2006
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Educational Review
This is, perhaps, better shown by the words used in her twentieth month, as at that time she used "cack-cack-cack- cack" for candy and "cacky-cacky-cacky" for cracker, thus inflecting the cack in candy by the addition of a y to make cracker.
Nicholas Murray Butler, Frank Pierrepont Graves, William McAndrew, 1895
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Distant Friends and Intimate Strangers: Stories
Now he sees himself standing there on the steps, Cacky next to him, the car waiting below, showers of rice, Cacky looking the way she did before she started having babies. The scene unrolls before him like one of those films on the late movie ...
Charles East, 1996
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Personal Demons
182. <&£cacKY. U*»ADe-*Sok). "We've got a breach in the lobby," Graham said. " The intruder took out one camera." Had Shannon Reynolds returned with a vengeance? Jake focused on the two security monitors covering the private lobby .
Gregory Lamberson, 2009
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
(Robert Claiborne, 1976.) cack, n. and (rare) v. (To void) excrement. Orig. S.E.; in late C.19-20 dial. and low coll. Among children, often as a semi-interjection, cacky. Ex L. cacare; prob. echoic. cack-handed. Left-handed; hence, clumsy: orig.
Eric Partridge, 2006
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
cacodoxy cack1 '(kak), v. i. [Also cacky, cacUe; < ME. + -ical.] Erroneous: heretical . cakken = D. kakken - LG. kacken = G. kacken cacodoxy (kak'o-dok-si), «.; pi. cacodoiies = Dan. kakke ; prob. , like It. cacare = Sp. cagar (-siz). [< Gr. (caxooof Za ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cacky is used in the context of the following news items.
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How this MBA racked up an incredible $350000 in student debt
Cacky Calderon wants to launch a startup to help cancer patients. She'll first need to find a way to cover $3,000 a month in student loan ... «Fortune, Jun 15»
2
Otey's celebrates 25 years
Catherine Sullivan “Cacky” Oztekin originally started the bar as Cacky's in 1989. In fact, if the “Y” and the “S” on the Otey's sign look a bit faded, ... «Village Living, Jun 15»
3
Grad's essay on feeding cancer patients could net student loan payoff
"It's stressful to think my fate hangs in everybody else's votes," says Cacky Calderon. The Seattle native wrote dozens of college papers at the ... «KOMO News, Jun 15»
4
300 words for $300000
Even after heartbreak and an empty wallet, Island resident Cacky Calderon is eager to give back to the community. As a recent graduate who ... «Bellevue Reporter, Jun 15»
5
Veterans of deadCenter keep film festival alive, growing
“The Fab Five” team members are Cacky Poarch , Melissa Scaramucci, Brian Hearn, Justan Floyd and Geoffrey Smith. Photo -

Oklahoma ... «NewsOK.com, Jun 15»

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Clarence L. “Cacky” Rendle
Clarence L. “Cacky” Rendle, 88, of Lambertville, MI, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg Twp., OH. «Monroe Evening News, May 15»
7
Malaysian classic still serves value
Inside, they've repainted the walls a sober shade of grey, replacing the cacky yellowish-brown spatters that formerly carried most unfortunate ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
8
2015 Honda Civic hatch pricing and specifications
The UK went to cacky stalks when they surrendered to the EU, before ... You won't find Thai built cars on our market with cacky stalks, and there ... «CarAdvice, Apr 15»
9
New pavement is a yellow peril
“It's a disgusting cacky yellow colour. It's just an eyesore.” Sarah Lewis said: “Who on earth thought yellow would be a good colour?”. «Lancaster Today, Feb 15»
10
Driver in deadly SUV wreck charged with DUI
Miller's mother, Cacky Bost Miller, wrote on the page that she has been "overwhelmed with phone calls and texts from so many people all over ... «Greenville News, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cacky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cacky>. May 2024 ».
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