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English
Etymology
From Ike + -y, representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.
Pronunciation
Noun
ikey (plural ikeys)
- (slang, derogatory) A Jew.
1906, Banjo Paterson, Wisdom of Hafiz:My son, if you go to the races to battle with Ikey and Mo,
Remember, it's seldom the pigeon can pick out the eye of the crow;
1931, Dorothy L Sayers, chapter 29, in The Five Red Herrings:I meant to start from Barrhill, but I missed the train, and then I hung on to old Ikey-Mo, which made my alibi much better,
Adjective
ikey (comparative more ikey, superlative most ikey)
- (slang, derogatory) Having negative traits stereotypically associated with Jews; cunning, supercilious.
1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, , →OCLC: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.
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