"rooky" meaning in English

See rooky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: rook + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rook|y}} rook + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} rooky (not comparable)
  1. full of rooks. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rooky-en-adj-9n3tc-zv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 2 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 55 3 42
  2. misty; gloomy. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rooky-en-adj-5LVArdG0
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete) rascally, rakish, scampish. Tags: UK, not-comparable, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-rooky-en-adj-ZNmCSswR Categories (other): British English

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