chickie

English

Etymology

From chick +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪki/

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Noun

chickie (plural chickies)

1. (slang, diminutive) A woman.
   • 1962, Joseph Commings, “The X Street Murders”, in The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, published 2006:

     Fetch in the li’l chickie and we’ll see if I can’t make better time with her than you did.

   • 1984 August 18, Gary Ralph, “Meow, Meow”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 5:

     You think Kip Knoll wouldn't break your heart? Listen, chickie, my problem is that I am constantly being taken home by boys who do look exactly like Kip Knoll, and who […]

2. (childish) A chick, a baby chicken
   • 1996 January 22, Randal Keith Milholland, “SG: Gomi #3-"The Death of Johnny Figment" Part III (2/2)”, in bit.listserv.superguy‎^[1] (Usenet):

     "It's hatching!" an o-bake said excitedly. "A chickie! A chickie!" "I'm gonna name him Yoshi!" said another.