ikey

English

Etymology

Ike +‎ -y, representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʌɪki/

Noun

ikey (plural ikeys)

1. A Jew.
   • 1906, Banjo Paterson, Wisdom of Hafiz

     My son, if you go to the races to battle with Ikey and Mo,

     Remember, it's seldom the pigeon can pick out the eye of the crow;

Adjective

ikey (comparative more ikey, superlative most ikey)

1. (slang, derogatory) ‘Jewish’, seen in a derogatory sense; cunning, supercilious.
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 10

     Clara had always been ‘ikey’ – reserved and superior.

   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:

     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.

See also

• Ikey Mo