ducks

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʌks/

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• Rhymes: -ʌks

Etymology 1

Verb

ducks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duck

Etymology 2

Noun

ducks

1. plural of duck

Noun

ducks

1. (poker slang) A pair of twos.
2. (British, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).

   Hello ducks, how are you today?

3. (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.

Synonyms

• (pet name): dear, duck, ducky, love

Translations

pair of twos — see deuces

Anagrams

• suck'd