"praccy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹæki/ Forms: praccies [plural]
Etymology: A shortening of practice + -y (“forming diminutive nouns”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|practice|-y|t2=forming diminutive nouns}} practice + -y (“forming diminutive nouns”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} praccy (countable and uncountable, plural praccies)
  1. (slang, chiefly sports) Practice. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-praccy-en-noun-TmCBHf0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 77 23 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹæki/ Forms: praccies [present, singular, third-person], praccying [participle, present], praccied [participle, past], praccied [past]
Etymology: A shortening of practice + -y (“forming diminutive nouns”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|practice|-y|t2=forming diminutive nouns}} practice + -y (“forming diminutive nouns”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} praccy (third-person singular simple present praccies, present participle praccying, simple past and past participle praccied)
  1. (slang, chiefly sports) To practise. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-praccy-en-verb-X3MSp5Hz Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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