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Chucky

name
/ˈt͡ʃʌki/

Etymology

From Irish tiocfaidh, from the Republican slogan tiocfaidh ár lá (“our day will come”), perhaps punning on etymologies 1 and/or 2.

  1. derived from tiocfaidh

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Chuck, related to Charles.

  2. Child's Play (the 1988 film)

    • The first time I watched Chucky, I had nightmares for weeks.

  3. Child's Play (the film series)

    • I have seen the first three Chucky movies.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. chicken

      • " The chuckies are sent to Lady Grace's, and you will feed them there. I'll take pussy to the new house," replied Henderson.
      • She ran to the barn to help to gather the eggs, and got five, three being nest-eggs, and a cheena one, that was put there to deceive the chuckies.

    2. A pebble, stone chip or piece of gravel.

      • I blinked again and screwed up my eyes to look across the chuckies.
      • She hopped out of the van, and waited calmly as Mr Gray approached. His feet crunched on the chuckies and as he walked, he took out his wallet, again counting the money.

    3. An Irish Republican, especially one who has supported the armed struggle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA