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    bockety
    /ˈbɒkɪti/

    adjective

    • 1. unsteady; wobbly: Irish "the bockety wheelchair trundled off down the street"

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  2. www.oed.com › dictionary › bockety_adjbockety, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective bockety. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Irish English.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bocketybockety - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 18, 2019 · bockety (not comparable) ( Ireland) unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over) Don't sit on that chair, it has bockety legs. The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.

  4. www.wordsense.eu › bocketybockety: meaning, definition - WordSense

    What does bockety‎ mean? bockety ( English) Origin & history. From Irish bacaidí‎, from bacach ("lame"). Pronunciation. IPA: [ˈbɑkətiː] Adjective. bockety ( not comparable) ( Ireland) unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over) Don't sit on that chair, it has bockety legs.

  5. www.powerthesaurus.org › bockety › synonymsBockety synonyms - 2 Words and Phrases for Bockety - Power...

    Synonyms for Bockety (other words and phrases for Bockety).

  6. thesaurus.plus › synonyms › bockety3 Bockety Synonyms. Similar words for Bockety. - Thesaurus.plus

    3 Bockety synonyms. What are another words for Bockety? Unstable, rocky, wonky. Full list of synonyms for Bockety is here.

  7. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksIrishisms: A beginner’s guide to ructions, dotes, yokes, fierce...

    Mar 17, 2021 · 1. Bockety does such a better job than wobbly or unsteady. "No wonder that table's bockety; sure, isn't one leg shorter?" You can hear the unsteadiness in the word. Bockety comes from bacach,...

  8. www.irishtimes.com › opinion › royal-irish-vocabulary-frankRoyal Irish Vocabulary – Frank McNally on the OED’s latest update...

    Mar 22, 2022 · I’m delighted to see that one of the great Irish adjectives of imperfection, bockety, has finally made into the Oxford English Dictionary. So too have the words ciotóg, ciunas, and cúpla focal.