Ikey

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

English

Etymology

Representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'ʌɪki/

Adjective

ikey

1. (slang, derogatory) Jewish; cunning, smug

   • 1922: What Arthur Griffith said about the headpiece over the Freeman leader: a homerule sun rising up in the northwest from the laneway behind the bank of Ireland. He prolonged his pleased smile. Ikey touch that: homerule sun rising up in the northwest. — James Joyce, Ulysses