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Meaning of "wakey-wakey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAKEY-WAKEY

wakey-wakey  [ˈweɪkɪˈweɪkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAKEY-WAKEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wakey-Wakey is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES WAKEY-WAKEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wakey-wakey in the English dictionary

The definition of wakey-wakey in the dictionary is used for telling someone that they should wake up or should pay attention.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAKEY-WAKEY


achy
ˈeɪkɪ
Blakey
ˈbleɪkɪ
braky
ˈbreɪkɪ
cakey
ˈkeɪkɪ
caky
ˈkeɪkɪ
fakey
ˈfeɪkɪ
flakey
ˈfleɪkɪ
flaky
ˈfleɪkɪ
headachey
ˈhedˌeɪkɪ
headachy
ˈhɛdˌeɪkɪ
jakey
ˈdʒeɪkɪ
keepsaky
ˈkiːpˌseɪkɪ
laky
ˈleɪkɪ
quaky
ˈkweɪkɪ
reiki
ˈreɪkɪ
shaky
ˈʃeɪkɪ
snaky
ˈsneɪkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAKEY-WAKEY

wake up and smell the coffee
wake-robin
wake-up
wake-up call
wakeboard
wakeboarder
wakeboarding
Wakefield
wakeful
wakefully
wakefulness
wakeless
wakeman
waken
wakener
waker
wakerife
wakes
waking
waking dream

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAKEY-WAKEY

chromakey
dickey
donkey
escape key
field hockey
hickey
hockey
hokey
ice hockey
jockey
key
Leakey
low-key
mickey
monkey
on key
smokey
turkey
turnkey
whiskey

Synonyms and antonyms of wakey-wakey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wakey-wakey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAKEY-WAKEY

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

Translator English - Chinese

WAKEY - WAKEY
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wakey - wakey
570 millions of speakers

English

wakey-wakey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wakey - wakey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انهض انهض -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вставай - вставай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wakey - wakey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Wakey Wakey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wakey - wakey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangun-bangun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wakey - wakey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

起きなさい、起きなさい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일어나 - 일어나!
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wakey-wakey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wakey - wakey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wakey-wakey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेक-विक्की
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyanın uyanın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Wakey Wakey -
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wakey - wakey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вставай - вставай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trezirea - trezirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wakey - wakey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wakey - wakey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wakey - wakey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wakey - wakey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wakey-wakey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKEY-WAKEY»

The term «wakey-wakey» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKEY-WAKEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wakey-wakey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wakey-wakey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAKEY-WAKEY»

Discover the use of wakey-wakey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wakey-wakey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wakey Wakey Machine!
Then try the fantastic, boombastic Wakey Wakey Machine! * Spending a few minutes each day enjoying well-written stories helps your child to build his confidence in reading. * Books 17-20 of Read with Ladybird are ideal for children who are ...
Alan MacDonald, 2001
2
Wakey-Wakey
Two little bunny are waking up.
Dawn Apperley, 1999
3
Wakey Wakey!: Time to Get Up
It's time for Billy Rabbit to wake up and get ready for another exciting day but he has to make sure Little Billy isn't left behind. Can you help him remember everything he has to do?
‎2000
4
Wakey, Wakey Dad!
WAKEY. WAKEY " Copyright © Natasha Ekwuozor 2012 (text) Copyright © Emma K.L.. BY NATASHA EKWUUZUR ILLUSTRATED BY "EMMA Kl. HUNT BY NATASHA EKWUUZDR IIIUSTRAT'ED BY 'E'M'MA Kl. HUNT. WAKEY, WAKEY DAD!
Natasha Ekwuozor
5
Wakey Wakey!
J.N. PAQUET.
J.N. PAQUET, 2013
6
Wakey Wakey, Big Brown Bear!
It's autumn, and time for Big Brown Bear to have a nice long sleep.
Tracey Corderoy, 2012
7
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
[T]his little ep [episode] has served as one almighty wakey-wakey[.l — Kevin Sampson. Outlaws, p. 63. 2001 wakey, wakey! wake up! UK Probably of military origin; widespread once adopted as the catchphrase of bandleader Billy Cotton ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
8
Wakey Wakey, Nighty Night
The Sun and the Moon take turns describing what they do as they circle the world.
‎2001
9
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Adapted from the exclamation, 'wakey, wakey!' UK, 2001 wakey, wakey! 'wake up !'. Probably of military origin; widespread once adopted as the catchphrase of bandleader Billy Cotton (1899–1969) in his 1949–68 BBC radio Sunday lunchtime ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
10
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
(Railway, 2nd). wakey, wakey! Wake up: R.A.F. NCOs': since the early 1920s. ( Sgt Gerald Emanuel, letter 1945.) Ex nursery coll. (Perhaps I should add that these NCOs use it without tenderness and with a strongly emphasised irony, yet often ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAKEY-WAKEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wakey-wakey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wakey-wakey! Sunshine brings Philae comet lander out of its slumber
After seven months lost in sleep, Europe's comet lander Philae has woken up and tweeted Earth via its mother ship Rosetta — moving one of the great dramas of ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
2
Wakey-wakey: American Ballet Theatre's new Sleeping Beauty
Wakey-wakey: American Ballet Theatre's new Sleeping Beauty. Alexei Ratmansky is aiming to make his new production of the classic ballet as close to Marius ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
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