Word of the Day: Bockety
Etymology
Mar 20
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From Irish bacaidí, from bacach (“lame”).
Pronunciation
- [ˈbɑkətiː]
Adjective
bockety
(Ireland) unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over)
Don’t sit on that chair, it has bockety legs.
The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.
