ikey

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Definition of ikey in English English dictionary

‘Jewish’, seen in a derogatory sense; cunning, supercilious

What Arthur Griffith said about the headpiece over the Freeman leader: a homerule sun rising up in the northwest from the laneway behind the bank of Ireland. He prolonged his pleased smile. Ikey touch that: homerule sun rising up in the northwest.

Jewish; cunning, smug

Turkish pronunciation

îki

Pronunciation

/ˈəkē/ /ˈɪkiː/

Etymology

() Ike +‎ -y, representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.