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sooky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, Newfoundland, slang) Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
   • Kangaroos on the other hand become even more sooky (needy for attention), when denied time outside. 2006, Lynda Staker, The Complete Guide to the Care of Macropods, page 189:
2. (Australia, New-Zealand, Newfoundland, slang) Sentimental, sissy; timid.
   • Judging by the subject matter, Turkish soldiers are the sookiest, purse-carryingest, most sentimental nancy boys ever to put on military uniforms. 1999, Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home, page 138:
   • Our trepidation at being savaged by a vicious pig dog was soon allayed, however. He turned out to be the sookiest dog on earth. All he wanted in life was a pet or a cuddle, preferably both. 2009, Evan McHugh, Birdsville, ReadHowYouWant, published 2011, page 139:
   • Sentimentalists and political quacks have devoted much time to convincing the sookier twentieth century that nineteenth century New World penitentiaries were choked with near-blameless stealers of one teaspoon, one handkerchief, one loaf of bread. 1978, J. Ferguson, Seven Cities of Australia, page 48:

Forms

Deriveds

sooky baby

sooky en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).

Meanings

1. A sook, a crybaby.

Forms