vokieadj.
/ˈvəʊki/, U.S. /ˈvoʊki/, Scottish English /ˈvokɪ/ Scottish.
Proud, vain, elated. (In first quot. as n. personified.)
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the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > elated with pride
elatec1386
vokiea1510
cock-a-hoop1564
perched1600
crest-risen1611
high-crested1611
elated1615
perked1824
a1510 G. Douglas King Hart ii. 523 To Vant and Voky ȝe beir this rowm slef.
a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 459 That gossope..was na litle vokie for getting of the bern's name.
1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 30 I was fidgin fain an' unco vokie fan I gat out oner her.
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess iii. 108 Of your consent..I'm mair nor fain, And vowkie [(ed. 2) vokie] that I can ca' you my ain.
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxvii. 259 He was met at the door by his mamma, who was in the mood described as ‘vokie’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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