ducks

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʌks/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌks

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ducks

  1. plural of duck

Etymology 2

From the shape of the numeral 2, looking like the profile of a duck.

Noun

ducks

  1. (poker slang) A pair of twos.
Translations

Etymology 3

From duck (“darling”) +‎ -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Noun

ducks

  1. (British, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
    Hello ducks, how are you today?
Synonyms

Etymology 4

From duck (“tightly woven cotton fabric”).

Noun

ducks

  1. (nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.
    • 1856, Charles Nordhoff, Nine Years a Sailor:
      His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth.

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ducks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duck

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