"dukey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dukey (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of dookie (“ostentatiously thick”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: dookie (extra: ostentatiously thick)
    Sense id: en-dukey-en-adj-qwCJXKFK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: dukeys [plural], dookie [alternative], dooky [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːki Head templates: {{en-noun}} dukey (plural dukeys)
  1. (obsolete, UK, slang) A penny gaff. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-dukey-en-noun-ZMVrIeMa Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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