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PRONUNCIATION OF PLOOKY

plooky  [ˈplʊkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLOOKY

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLOOKY


bookie
ˈbʊkɪ
cookie
ˈkʊkɪ
cooky
ˈkʊkɪ
folky
ˈfəʊkɪ
Gurmukhi
ˈɡʊəmʊkɪ
hokey
ˈhəʊkɪ
hokey-pokey
ˌhəʊkɪˈpəʊkɪ
hooky
ˈhʊkɪ
karaoke
ˌkɑːrəˈəʊkɪ
Loki
ˈləʊkɪ
Okie
ˈəʊkɪ
ploukie
ˈplʊkɪ
plouky
ˈplʊkɪ
pokey
ˈpəʊkɪ
roky
ˈrəʊkɪ
rookie
ˈrʊkɪ
roquet
ˈrəʊkɪ
smokey
ˈsməʊkɪ
smoky
ˈsməʊkɪ
tanuki
təˈnʊkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLOOKY

ploddingly
ploddingness
plodge
Plomer
plonge
plonk
plonker
plonking
plonko
plook
plop
plopped
plopping
plosion
plosive
plot
plotful
Plotinus
plotless
plotlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLOOKY

arrhenotoky
booky
choky
coky
deuterotoky
euroky
gooky
hoky-poky
joky
kooky
nooky
poky
rooky
spooky
stenoky
the poky
thelytoky

Synonyms and antonyms of plooky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plooky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLOOKY

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

Translator English - Chinese

plooky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plooky
570 millions of speakers

English

plooky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plooky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plooky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

plooky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plooky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plooky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plooky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plooky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plooky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plooky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plooky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plooky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plooky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plooky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लवचिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plooky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plooky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plooky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

plooky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plooky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plooky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plooky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plooky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plooky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plooky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOOKY»

The term «plooky» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.734 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOOKY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOOKY»

Discover the use of plooky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plooky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plooky and the Cloudbugle
In the hope to be able to produce sweet music for Conti's little cricket ears to enjoy, Plooky summons some rather intensely unpredictable results, making for a rather stormy relationship.Filled with clever rhymes, bold illustrations, and ...
‎2011
2
The Ballad Minstrelsy of Scotland: Romantic and Historical. ...
13 He look'd upon the leper-man, Who lay on his Queen's bed; He lifted up the snaw-white sheets, And thus he to him said: 14 " Plooky,* plooky are your cheeks , And plooky is your chin ; And plooky are your arms twa, My bonnie Queen 's lain  ...
‎1871
3
A glossary of North Country words, with their ethymology, ...
Dut. ploegen. Plooky, Plooky-faced, pimpled. Gael. plucan, a pimple. " Plooky, plooky, are your cheeks, And plooky is your chin." Ballad,— Sir Hugh le Blond. Plote, to pluck feathers ; metaphorically to chide vehemently. " How she plotes him.
John Trotter Brockett, 1846
4
The works of Walter Scott, Esq
Plooky, plooky,* are your cheeks, " And plooky is your chin, " And plooky are your arms two " My bonny queen's layne in. " Since she has lain into your arms, " She shall not lye in mine ; " Since she has kiss'd your ugsome mouth, " She never ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1806
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Poetical works
He looked on the leper-man, Who lay on his Queen's bed ; He lifted up the snaw- white sheets, And thus he to him said : — "Plooky, plooky,' are your cheeks, And plooky is your chin, And plooky are your armies twa, My bonny Queen's layne in.
Sir Walter Scott, 1838
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ...
He looked on the leper-man, Who lay on his Queen's bed ; He lifted up the snaw- white sheets, And thus he to him said : — " Plooky, plooky,1 are your cheeks, And plooky is your chin, And plooky are your armis twa, My bonny Queen's layne in.
Sir Walter Scott, 1833
7
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border: consisting of historical ...
Plooky, p ooky,* are your cheeks, " And plooky is your chin, " And plooky are your arms two " My bonny Queen's layne in. " Since she has lain into your arms, " She shall not lye in mine ; " Since she has kiss'd your ugsome mouth, " She never ...
Scottish border, 1821
8
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical ...
... to the queen s own bed, Where the leper-man was lain. He looked on the leper -man, Who lay on his queen's bed ;* He lifted up the' snaw-white sheets, And thus he to him said: . J. O “ Plooky, plooky,"' are your cheeks, “ And plooky is 280.
Walter Scott, 1812
9
A glossary of North country words, in use: From an original ...
Plodge, to wade through water, to plunge. Plooky, Plooky-faced, pimpled. Gael. plucan, a pimple. Plooky, plooky, are your cheeks, And plooky is your chin. Ballad, Sir Hugh le Blond. Plote, to pluck, to chide vehemently. " See how she 164 PIPI.
John Trotter Brockett, 1825
10
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Easyread Large Edition
He lifted up the snaw-white sheets, And thus he to him said: "Plooky, plooky,65 are your cheeks, "And plooky is your chin, "And plooky are your arms two "My bonny queen's layne in. "Since she has lain into your arms, "She shall not lye in mine ...
Walter Scott, Sir, 2006

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLOOKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plooky is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Slab Boys, King's Theatre, Review
... Kieran Baker (Alan Downie), David Hayman (Willie Curry), Keira Lucchesi (Lucille Bentley), James Allenby-Kirk (Plooky Jack Hogg), Kathryn ... «EdinburghGuide.com, Mar 15»
2
Playing Slab Boys on stage is just the role for Scots duo to show …
His double-barrelled name might suggest the affectations of his jumped-up character “Plooky” Jack Hogg but he protests otherwise. «Scottish Daily Record, Feb 15»
3
Theatre Review: The Slab Boys
James Allenby-Kirk deserves a mention too for his turn as designer Plooky Jack Hogg — a man who could be sympathetic, if he wasn't too busy ... «Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra, Feb 15»
4
The Slab Boys review – banter without the bite
Not that that stops their merciless ribbing of James Allenby-Kirk's Plooky Jack Hogg, a man who would deserve sympathy for his volcanic skin ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
5
David McCarthy: Forget Rangers shares and Green Brigade flares …
Well, a dab of Clearasil used to sort that out in my plooky youth. Don't let anybody tell you nostalgia ain't what it used to it. Those WERE the ... «Scottish Daily Record, Dec 13»
6
How the sewing circle is casting off its maiden aunt image
“I remember being a plooky 15-year-old, no confidence with girls, awkward and gangly and skint. I had an old pair of very ripped Levi's. «Scotsman, Apr 13»
7
Ronnie Wood, 65, to marry for a third time after he pops the question …
Plooky, Marbella, 2 years ago. He'd surely be better off renting them by the hour. 7. 60. Click to rate. View all. The views expressed in the ... «Daily Mail, Oct 12»
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TV reviews: Burnistoun | Downton Abbey | Love And Marriage: A …
I can't believe I'm the last person to be turned on to its pawky, plooky wit, to move around the workplace shouting “For real!”, to instruct the kids ... «Scotland on Sunday, Sep 12»

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