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Rocky en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Diminutives with -y.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A diminutive of the male given names Robert, Ricky, Rocco, Roch, and Rock.
   • ‘I didn′t know your son′s name was Rocky,’ I quietly said as we started walking again. ‘It's really Richard. When he was a kid we called him Ricky, which somehow turned into Rocky. Some people call him Rocco. He gets called a lot of things.’ 1995, Patricia Cornwell, From Potter′s Field, Berkeley Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 82:
   • Philadelphia Museum of Art:[…]This venue is also famous for its notable appearance in the 1976 movie 'Rocky', where Robert "Rocky" Balboabounds up the museum's steps as he prepares for his upcoming title match with Apollo Creed. 2024, DK Travel, DK USA:
2. (countable, diminutive, form-of, uncountable) Diminutive of Rock (“surname”).
   form of Rock
3. (countable, uncountable) nickame for a boxer, after Rocky Balboa, a fictional boxer in a series of films.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a motion picture.
5. (Australia, countable, diminutive, form-of, informal, uncountable) A placename ▸ Diminutive of Rockhampton; the regional city of Rockhampton; a city in Queensland, Australia.
   form of Rockhampton
   • Rocky has a smattering of attractions but is best seen as the gateway to the coastal gems of Yeppoon and Great Keppel Island. 2008, Alan Murphy, Justin Flynn, Olivia Pozzan, Paul Harding, Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef, Lonely Planet, page 234:
   • “I wonder when I′ll be asked to leave?” Kevin thought. “This is very different to how things went last time in Rocky (Rockhampton). It all seems very relaxed here. The staff seem to expect you to hang around. What for?” 2009, Steele Fitchett, chapter I, in Being Real, page 15:
   • Rocky is the major city on the central Queensland coast and likes to call itself the beef capital of Australia. 2005, Tim Uden, Australia: The Backpackers Ultimate Guide, 3rd edition, page 178:
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A town in Oklahoma, United States.

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