"biccy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪki/ Forms: biccies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: From a clipping of biscuit + -y (forming diminutives). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|nocap=y}} clipping, {{suffix|en|biscuit|y|pos2=forming diminutives}} biscuit + -y (forming diminutives) Head templates: {{en-noun}} biccy (plural biccies)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial, sometimes childish) Alternative form of biscuit: a cookie. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, childish, colloquial, sometimes Alternative form of: biscuit (extra: a cookie) Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: biccie, bickie, bicky, bikkie, bikky

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