Dictionary

hanky en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈhɛ̃ŋkʰɪi̯] (Canada, US)
• [ˈhæŋkʰɪi̯] without æ-raising
• /ˈhɛ̃ŋki/ (Canada, US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈheɪ̯ŋki/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈheɪ̯ŋkʰɪi̯] (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhæŋki/ without æ-raising

Meanings

1. (colloquial, diminutive, form-of) Diminutive of handkerchief.
   form of handkerchief
   • Catrin: / Have you got a tissue or something? Scott: Got a hanky. Under his lab coat, he’s wearing a suit jacket, and in the pocket, a white handkerchief. 2010, Gary Owen, Love Steals Us from Loneliness, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, page 13:
   • I saw the Lone Ranger get shot in the heart and shove a hanky in the hole before stopping a train from falling off a bridge. 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 128:

Forms

Deriveds

hanky-twist · hanky code

Relateds

hanky-panky