cluckyadj.

Brit.

/ˈklʌki/, U.S.

/ˈkləki/, Australian English

/ˈklʌki/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cluck v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < cluck v. + -y suffix¹.

Originally Australian.

1. Of a hen: that clucks or makes a clucking sound; broody or brooding. Also: designating such a sound; characterized by clucking. Also used of other birds.

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1858 South Austral. Advertiser (Adelaide) 3 Nov. He sold her two hens and a cock, and both hens were ‘clucky’.

1901 W. E. Roth Food: its Search, Capture, & Prep. 24 The bird flies over the snake with a ‘clucky’ chirp.

1908 Agric. Gaz. New S. Wales 2 July 565 There is no difficulty in distinguishing a clucky turkey; their legs go red, and the redness on neck and head goes away.

1959 K. Kraft Land of Milk & Omelets vii. 83 The hen was pushing the guinea protectively underneath her, and her voice had become a clucky lullaby.

2005 P. A. Dicks Meadowlark's Song xxii. 323 That hen is ready to hatch some eggs, and soon others will be clucky too.

2017 J. Taylor Something Girl (e-book, accessed 8 June 2017) i. Half a dozen pretty little chicks scratching around the yard making those comfortable clucky noises.

a. Of a person (esp. a woman): having a strong desire to have a baby, broody; expressing enthusiasm and excitement about babies. Also: pregnant.

ΚΠ

1913 Sport (Adelaide) 29 Nov. Jack V. is having a well-earned holiday at Fort Largs. Who is looking after the girl now, Jack? Wanted to know if Eva F. is clucky yet.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 18 Clucky, pregnant.

1977 H. O. Tesher Eleven Days 22 I told you I have been very clucky lately, and I wanted your child.

1993 M. Gee Going West (1994) 93 Dulcie got engaged last week. And Mum's gone clucky, Skeatsie.

2007 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Jan. (Qweekend section) 9/2 (advt.) The Clock Ticking Syndrome, clucky feelings are a symptom of the sufferer's desire to produce offspring.

b. Esp. of a parent (typically a mother): inclined to show excessive concern or interest in the welfare, affairs, etc., of a child, even when he or she becomes an adult.Frequently as a figurative use of sense 1.

ΚΠ

1960 Farm Jrnl. Apr. 108/2 I've tried extra hard to look for dangers to avoid... I'm not a ‘clucky old hen’ kind of mother, but after all, my four children..are my responsibility.

1971 B. Edwards Public Eye ii. 39 There are two girls present, who, like clucky, overbearing mothers, lecture the boys on their behaviour.

1994 R. Hamilton September Starlings iii. ii. 305 Tommo found us a house to rent..on the other side of town, two long bus rides away from his clucky mother.

2017 E. J. Milner My Amber Land 370 Mrs. Higgins spent some time with him fussing over his packing like a clucky old hen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	clucky
释义	cluckyadj. Brit. /ˈklʌki/, U.S. /ˈkləki/, Australian English /ˈklʌki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cluck v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < cluck v. + -y suffix¹. Originally Australian. 1. Of a hen: that clucks or makes a clucking sound; broody or brooding. Also: designating such a sound; characterized by clucking. Also used of other birds. ΚΠ 1858 South Austral. Advertiser (Adelaide) 3 Nov. He sold her two hens and a cock, and both hens were ‘clucky’. 1901 W. E. Roth Food: its Search, Capture, & Prep. 24 The bird flies over the snake with a ‘clucky’ chirp. 1908 Agric. Gaz. New S. Wales 2 July 565 There is no difficulty in distinguishing a clucky turkey; their legs go red, and the redness on neck and head goes away. 1959 K. Kraft Land of Milk & Omelets vii. 83 The hen was pushing the guinea protectively underneath her, and her voice had become a clucky lullaby. 2005 P. A. Dicks Meadowlark's Song xxii. 323 That hen is ready to hatch some eggs, and soon others will be clucky too. 2017 J. Taylor Something Girl (e-book, accessed 8 June 2017) i. Half a dozen pretty little chicks scratching around the yard making those comfortable clucky noises. 2. a. Of a person (esp. a woman): having a strong desire to have a baby, broody; expressing enthusiasm and excitement about babies. Also: pregnant. ΚΠ 1913 Sport (Adelaide) 29 Nov. Jack V. is having a well-earned holiday at Fort Largs. Who is looking after the girl now, Jack? Wanted to know if Eva F. is clucky yet. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 18 Clucky, pregnant. 1977 H. O. Tesher Eleven Days 22 I told you I have been very clucky lately, and I wanted your child. 1993 M. Gee Going West (1994) 93 Dulcie got engaged last week. And Mum's gone clucky, Skeatsie. 2007 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Jan. (Qweekend section) 9/2 (advt.) The Clock Ticking Syndrome, clucky feelings are a symptom of the sufferer's desire to produce offspring. b. Esp. of a parent (typically a mother): inclined to show excessive concern or interest in the welfare, affairs, etc., of a child, even when he or she becomes an adult.Frequently as a figurative use of sense 1. ΚΠ 1960 Farm Jrnl. Apr. 108/2 I've tried extra hard to look for dangers to avoid... I'm not a ‘clucky old hen’ kind of mother, but after all, my four children..are my responsibility. 1971 B. Edwards Public Eye ii. 39 There are two girls present, who, like clucky, overbearing mothers, lecture the boys on their behaviour. 1994 R. Hamilton September Starlings iii. ii. 305 Tommo found us a house to rent..on the other side of town, two long bus rides away from his clucky mother. 2017 E. J. Milner My Amber Land 370 Mrs. Higgins spent some time with him fussing over his packing like a clucky old hen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1858
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