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Noun
kicky-wicky (plural kicky-wickies)
- (dated, endearing) Spouse.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Parolles: He wears his honour in a box, unseen
That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home
Spending his manly marrow in her arms
1909, W. J. M. Starkie, The Acharnians of Aristophanes, Macmillan and co., page 209:What a laughable request the bride urges so earnestly !—to wit, that her kicky-wicky may bide cosily at home.
1986, James L. Calderwood, The Properties of Othello, →ISBN, page 77:Manly marrow must be protected at all costs: expend it on kicky-wickies and you will not only lose your masculinity but very likely become somewhat kicky-wicky yourself.