"hanky" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhæŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hanky.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hankie.wav Forms: hankies [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋki Head templates: {{en-noun}} hanky (plural hankies)
  1. (colloquial) Short for handkerchief. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: handkerchief Synonyms: hankie [uncommon] Derived forms: hanky code, hanky-twist Related terms: hanky-panky
    Sense id: en-hanky-en-noun-CTliT~jx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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        },
        {
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        }
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        "Short for handkerchief."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(colloquial) Short for handkerchief."
      ],
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        {
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        }
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    },
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    }
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    {
      "word": "hanky-twist"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/æŋki",
        "Rhymes:English/æŋki/2 syllables"
      ],
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        "Short for handkerchief."
      ],
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        [
          "handkerchief",
          "handkerchief#English"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) Short for handkerchief."
      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "hankie"
    }
  ],
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}

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