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biccy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɪki/

Etymology

From a clipping of biscuit + -y (forming diminutives).

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, childish, colloquial, sometimes) Alternative form of biscuit: a cookie.
    alt of biscuit
    • Max had a gorgeous round, pale face surrounded by light brown curls, and he would say things like, "May I have a biccy, Mummy?" 2005, Ann Leary, An Innocent, a Broad:
    • Unnoticed, little Wayne, having finished his second choccy biccy, had moved off […] 1980, David Ireland, The Flesheaters:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
biscie alternative, rare lexicographic
biccie alternative lexicographic
bickie alternative lexicographic
bikkie alternative lexicographic
bikky alternative lexicographic
bicky alternative lexicographic
biscy alternative, rare lexicographic
biccies Number=Plur lexicographic