"pocky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɒki/ [UK] Forms: more pocky [comparative], most pocky [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒki Etymology: From pock + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pock|y}} pock + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} pocky (comparative more pocky, superlative most pocky)
  1. Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.
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