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praccy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹæki/

Etymology

A shortening of practice + -y (“forming diminutive nouns”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, slang, uncountable) Practice.
    • Check out this and other ng's for clan ad's. Most will request a trial to test you out etc. Commitment wise? Depends on the size of the clan and your availability really. We have two praccies a week, various friendlies and savage league games. It can get pretty hectic but if the clan is big enough it shouldn't be too bad. 1999 April 6, Rob Crossland, “Re: How to join a Clan? etc”, in uk.games.computer.quake2 (Usenet):
    • For surreal competitors like most of these guys are though, these high-energy, no-nonsense practices delivered from a coach as decorated as Sutter are often welcomed with open arms and viewed as a necessary part of their turnaround. / Some of Calgary's top players echoed that sentiment after its short but exhausting pracky. 2021 March 10, Kyle Cantlon, “Darryl Sutter bag-skates Flames into oblivion during first practice”, in Yahoo! Sports:
    • The fundies take time to learn, and you're going to want to praccy everything we're teaching you. But here we're talking about team praccy, boys. As natural athletes, we don't have to praccy at all. 2019, Olly Postanin, Jacob Ardown, The Fundies: The Essential Hockey Guide from On the Bench:

Forms

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praccies Number=Plur lexicographic

praccy en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹæki/

Etymology

A shortening of practice + -y (“forming diminutive nouns”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) To practise.
    • The continental breakfast takes a bit of getting used to but, like the duvet, I think I could learn to love it. Blasted off to the course chauffeured by Jouni and started praccying at 8am. 2008, Nutters with Putters, page 130:
    • The fundies take time to learn, and you're going to want to praccy everything we're teaching you. But here we're talking about team praccy, boys. As natural athletes, we don't have to praccy at all. 2019, Olly Postanin, Jacob Ardown, The Fundies: The Essential Hockey Guide from On the Bench:

Forms

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praccying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
praccies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
praccied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
praccied Tense=Past lexicographic