"Becky" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛki/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Becky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Beckys [plural], Beckies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛki Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|Beckies}} Becky (plural Beckys or Beckies)
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, Incel community Synonyms: Becki, Beckie Related terms: Becca, Becka, Becks, Becs, Bex
    Sense id: en-Becky-en-name-UnDUedrM Disambiguation of Incel community: 62 33 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 43 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 47 5

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛki/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Becky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Beckies [plural], Beckys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛki Head templates: {{en-noun|Beckies|Beckys}} Becky (plural Beckies or Beckys)
  1. (US, colloquial, derogatory) A (usually white) woman held in contempt by the speaker because she is basic or unaware of, or is taking advantage of, her social privilege (white privilege). Tags: US, colloquial, derogatory
    Sense id: en-Becky-en-noun-Ym83WNDP Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 47 5
  2. (incel slang, derogatory) An average-looking woman. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-Becky-en-noun-I5UWo1Ui
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: Karen (english: middle-aged entitled white woman), Stacy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Becky meaning in English (5.6kB)

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