"kingy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-kingy.ogg Forms: kingies [plural]
Etymology: From kingfisher + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|kingfisher|y|t2=diminutive suffix}} kingfisher + -y (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kingy (plural kingies)
  1. (UK, slang, birdwatching) the kingfisher, Alcedo atthis. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Birdwatching Categories (lifeform): Kingfishers
    Sense id: en-kingy-en-noun-mXlBAbY5 Disambiguation of Kingfishers: 56 44 Categories (other): British English Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-kingy.ogg Forms: kingies [plural]
Etymology: From king + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|king|y|t2=diminutive suffix}} king + -y (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kingy (plural kingies)
  1. (colloquial, rare) A term of address for a king. Tags: colloquial, rare
    Sense id: en-kingy-en-noun-YyU5cvBd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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