parky

See also: Parky

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrki/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːki/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ki

• Audio (General Australian):

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Etymology 1

From park +‎ -y.

Adjective

parky (comparative parkier, superlative parkiest)

1. Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.

   We went to a beautiful parky place over by the river.

2. Having parks or parklike areas.

   Yellowstone has always been parky country.

Hyponyms

• parkish, parklike

Noun

parky (plural parkies)

1. Alternative spelling of parkie: a parkkeeper.

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but probably from parky above or from dialectical pronunciation of perky.

Adjective

parky (comparative parkier, superlative parkiest)

1. (British, informal) Synonym of chilly: somewhat cold but not extremely so.
   • 2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3:

     Gene Hunt: [seeing a woman in a sari] A bit parky to be out in just her nighty.

References

• “parky, adj.¹.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “parky, adj.².”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.

Anagrams

• pykar

Vietnamese

Etymology

Euphemism of Bắc Kỳ (“northerner”). Borrowed from English parky (“chilly”) and barky.

Adjective

parky

1. (Internet, slang, derogatory) Bắc Kì