"-sky" meaning in English

See -sky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-skiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ski/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -sky, {{en-suffix}} -sky
  1. Alternative spelling of -ski. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ski Related terms: -ski [alternative], -skii [alternative], -skij [alternative]
    Sense id: en--sky-en-suffix-reXjBN32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-skaɪ/
Etymology: Clipping of Bluesky. Compare -blr, -Tok, and -Tube. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|w:Bluesky}} Clipping of Bluesky, {{,}} , Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -sky, {{en-suffix}} -sky
  1. (Internet slang) Combined with a noun or adjective for a specific community of users or a genre of posts on the social media platform Bluesky. Tags: Internet, morpheme Derived forms: Artsky (english: community of artists), Blacksky (english: community of African Americans), Booksky (english: community of book readers and authors), Econsky (english: community of economists), Libsky (english: derogatory; community of American liberals, or BlueSky viewed as a liberal website) [slang], WriteSky (english: community of book writers) Coordinate_terms: -blr, -Tok, -Tube, -twt
    Sense id: en--sky-en-suffix-YSNCUSSy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Bluesky Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Bluesky: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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