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nooky en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative spelling of nookie.
    alt of nookie
    • In possibly related news, Match’s results also indicate that single people weren’t having much sex. Seven out of 10 of its survey-takers had not had any nooky since the beginning of the pandemic—which also may be because it’s quite tricky to have sex with someone while staying six feet away from them. 2020 October 6, Belinda Luscombe, “Would You Date Someone With Different Political Beliefs? Here's What a Survey of 5,000 Single People Revealed”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2020:

nooky en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From nook + -y.

Meanings

  1. Like a nook; small and secluded or cosy.
    • And so you will find that his whole orchard is a quaint and nooky place where one may not only pick apples, but may saunter and rest. 1909, Edward Payson Powell, The Country Home, page 1053:
    • […] it may be a little seat in a nooky place, a spring under a tree, a bit of walk by the brookside or a vista amongst the trees. 1901, Modern Cemetery, volumes 10-11, page 164:

Forms

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nookier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
nookiest Degree=Sup lexicographic