hookyadj.

Brit.

/ˈhʊki/, U.S.

/ˈhʊki/

Forms: 1900s– hookey, 1900s– hooky.

Etymology: < hook n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Having a hook or hooks; hook-shaped; hooked.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > like a hook

hookedc1000

hooky1552

hookish1598

adunc1626

adunct1635

aduncous1656

uncous1658

aduncate1661

hamous1665

hooking1704

hamose1709

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Hooky, or full of hookes, hamosus.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Racrocher,..to make of a hookie forme.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 687 Strato derided..Democritus..his Rough and Smooth, Crooked and Hooky Atoms, as meer Dreams and Dotages.

1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 171 Holding a hooky bill below his bust.

Draft additions March 2007

colloquial. Of (a passage in) a popular song: catchy, memorable. Cf. hook n.¹ Additions.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > melody or succession of sounds > [adjective] > catchy

catchy1804

catching1822

hummable1941

whistleable1962

hooky1977

1977 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 11 Nov. (Friday section) 11/2 ‘We Will Rock You’ is going to be a killer in concert due to Mercury's hot cappella vocals, the band's hooky chorus and Taylor's heavy back beat.

1983 Washington Post 25 Aug. e9/4 The most promising cuts are the tightly coiled ‘Pieces of Ice’,..and the hooky ‘That's How You Start Over’.

1999 D. Century Street Kingdom iii. 115 That's exactly what he'd need from him: something catchy, something hooky, something with international crossover pop appeal.

2004 Metro 8 Nov. (London ed.) 21/2 It's amazing that Daniel Bedingfield's mind-boggling rise to stardom should have begun with a hooky little single produced in his bedroom.

Draft additions March 2007

British slang. Stolen, obtained illegally; counterfeit. Cf. bent adj. 5.

ΚΠ

1982 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 2nd Ser. Christmas Special 127 Del's gone and lumbered himself with two ton of hooky Persil!

1992 R. Graef Living Dangerously ii. 65 He still wheels and deals, you know what I mean? But he don't go out thieving. He buys the odd hooky thing now and again.

1995 Guardian 20 Apr. 15 The Underside approached a stall selling hookey watches in the company of a New Zealander, who startled the stallholders by declaring that he had bought a ‘Rolex’ from them some time ago.

2001 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze vii. 80 I ain't giving it you. You'll only take it down the Roman Road like it was the usual hooky gear.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hooky
释义	hookyadj. Brit. /ˈhʊki/, U.S. /ˈhʊki/ Forms: 1900s– hookey, 1900s– hooky. Etymology: < hook n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Having a hook or hooks; hook-shaped; hooked. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > like a hook hookedc1000 hooky1552 hookish1598 adunc1626 adunct1635 aduncous1656 uncous1658 aduncate1661 hamous1665 hooking1704 hamose1709 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Hooky, or full of hookes, hamosus. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Racrocher,..to make of a hookie forme. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 687 Strato derided..Democritus..his Rough and Smooth, Crooked and Hooky Atoms, as meer Dreams and Dotages. 1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 171 Holding a hooky bill below his bust. Draft additions March 2007 colloquial. Of (a passage in) a popular song: catchy, memorable. Cf. hook n.¹ Additions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > melody or succession of sounds > [adjective] > catchy catchy1804 catching1822 hummable1941 whistleable1962 hooky1977 1977 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 11 Nov. (Friday section) 11/2 ‘We Will Rock You’ is going to be a killer in concert due to Mercury's hot cappella vocals, the band's hooky chorus and Taylor's heavy back beat. 1983 Washington Post 25 Aug. e9/4 The most promising cuts are the tightly coiled ‘Pieces of Ice’,..and the hooky ‘That's How You Start Over’. 1999 D. Century Street Kingdom iii. 115 That's exactly what he'd need from him: something catchy, something hooky, something with international crossover pop appeal. 2004 Metro 8 Nov. (London ed.) 21/2 It's amazing that Daniel Bedingfield's mind-boggling rise to stardom should have begun with a hooky little single produced in his bedroom. Draft additions March 2007 British slang. Stolen, obtained illegally; counterfeit. Cf. bent adj. 5. ΚΠ 1982 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 2nd Ser. Christmas Special 127 Del's gone and lumbered himself with two ton of hooky Persil! 1992 R. Graef Living Dangerously ii. 65 He still wheels and deals, you know what I mean? But he don't go out thieving. He buys the odd hooky thing now and again. 1995 Guardian 20 Apr. 15 The Underside approached a stall selling hookey watches in the company of a New Zealander, who startled the stallholders by declaring that he had bought a ‘Rolex’ from them some time ago. 2001 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze vii. 80 I ain't giving it you. You'll only take it down the Roman Road like it was the usual hooky gear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1552
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