pikey
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Is pikey a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (informal) A pike (type of fish).Examples: "The first time he comes to the surface of the water he gasps for breath, his huge mouth gapes, he gives his head a shake and out tumbles the bait, hooks and all, not one of them having had hold, and away goes pikey quite satisfied with his entertainment pro tem., and wondering what that ugly two-legged moster with the hop pole in his hand, and who looked in such a state of perplexity and stew, had to do with the matter"; "In 1876, in twelve fishings in the same months, there were caught 31 Pikeys, 4 Spotted Dogs, and 441 Nowds."; "A pikey's a pike. It's the dirtiest fish in the water."informal
noun (English)
1. (UK, Ireland, ethnic slur, offensive) An itinerant person, especially one of Romani or Irish Traveller heritage.Examples: "“They must be the pikeys who live up there. They're a nasty bunch. Shouldn't get mixed up with them.” “Well, we told them to fuck off, they didn't seem that nasty to me! What are pikeys anyway?” “Well, they're like vagabonds.”"; "Gipsies and the pikey race generally were a class outside Lord Sandbar's previous experience, and he listened greedily."IrelandUKethnicoffensiveslur
2. (UK, Ireland, derogatory, offensive) A working-class (often underclass) person with negative qualities stereotypically ascribed to Romani people and Irish Travellers, regardless of ethnicity.Examples: "But if there's one thing he hates more than pikeys, it's posh people."IrelandUKderogatoryoffensive
adj (English)
1. (UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory, offensive) Of or having qualities associated with an itinerant person or ethnic group.Examples: "Blimey. The least pikey place on the planet."; "> You could try moving somewhere less pikey?"; ">> > No, you're more pikey than a traffic warden. >> >> Nothing is more pikey than a traffic warden, even an immigrant. >> >> > Not even a Glaswegian?"IrelandUKderogatoryoffensiveslang
verb (English)
1. (UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory) To steal.Examples: ">It's getting hold of a copy that isn't pikeyed that I'm having >difficulty with :-("; "Agree with Adrian about it being Pikeyed. At least you've a cheque to go buy something else."; "Rumour has it that you once posting something interesting that was pikeyed straight from scrotexes lame troll book."IrelandUKderogatoryslang
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary