"clockie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clockies [plural]
Etymology: From clock + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clock|ie<id:diminutive>}} clock + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} clockie (plural clockies)
  1. (colloquial, rare) Diminutive of clock. Tags: colloquial, diminutive, form-of, rare Form of: clock

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