wakey-wakeyn.v.

Brit.

/ˌweɪkɪˈweɪki/,

/ˈweɪkɪˌweɪki/, U.S.

/ˌweɪkiˈweɪki/,

/ˈweɪkiˌweɪki/

Forms: Also wakee-wakee, waky-waky.

Etymology: Reduplicated arbitrary or childish extension of wake v. 7a, 7b

colloquial and slang (originally Services' slang).

A. n.

1. = reveille n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > time for waking

wakey-wakey1941

1941 C. Graves Thin Blue Line iii. 46 At the moment all I want to do is to sleep, sleep, sleep. The thought of ‘Wakey, wakey’ in the morning terrifies me.

a1963 J. Lusby in B. James Austral. Short Stories (1963) 221 Three to a tent, chums, wakey-wakey 0430 hours.

2. attributive or as adj. That awakens or induces wakefulness, esp. as wakey-wakey pill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [adjective] > that wakes or rouses

wakeful1645

expergefacient1821

wakey-wakey1946

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > stimulant > pills

pep pill1917

amphetamine1955

purple heart1961

black bomber1963

black beauty1966

white1967

wake-up1969

wakey-wakey pill1977

wake-up pill1979

1946 V. Tempest Near Sun iii. 29 When the ‘wakey-wakey’, as the caffeine tablets are called..have been doled out, the crews climb into the W.A.A.F.-driven air~crew buses.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock xi. 172 Bergen swallowed a couple of wakey-wakey tablets, and Flute did likewise.

1977 Milestones Spring 15/2 Rally drivers thought they had found the ideal wakey-wakey pill in amphetamines to help them combat fatigue during marathons.

1979 Guardian 4 Aug. 22/9 The last ever Butlin's ‘wakey-wakey’ call goes out to the snoring chalets.

B. v. used imperatively.

Also wakey, wakey. ‘Wake up’, formerly esp. as a command to soldiers at reveille. Often combined with phrase rise and shine (see rise v. Phrases 1). Now frequently jocular.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > command or encouragement to waken or rise [phrase]

rise and shine1847

wakey-wakey1945

1945 Gen 30 June 51/2 The sarnt came round yelling wakey-wakey.

1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 203 Wakee, wakee!, orderly Corporal's cry at reveille. ‘Wakee, wakee! Rise and shine!’

1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 32 With a start I woke up... ‘Waky-waky,’ said Gabrielle.

1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xxi. 199 ‘Wakey-wakey,’ he said. ‘Stand by your beds.’

1973 T. Heald Unbecoming Habits v. 149 ‘Wakey Wakey, rise and shine,’ said Brother Barnabas in an unconvincing demonstration of joviality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wakey-wakey
释义	wakey-wakeyn.v. Brit. /ˌweɪkɪˈweɪki/, /ˈweɪkɪˌweɪki/, U.S. /ˌweɪkiˈweɪki/, /ˈweɪkiˌweɪki/ Forms: Also wakee-wakee, waky-waky. Etymology: Reduplicated arbitrary or childish extension of wake v. 7a, 7b colloquial and slang (originally Services' slang). A. n. 1. = reveille n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > time for waking wakey-wakey1941 1941 C. Graves Thin Blue Line iii. 46 At the moment all I want to do is to sleep, sleep, sleep. The thought of ‘Wakey, wakey’ in the morning terrifies me. a1963 J. Lusby in B. James Austral. Short Stories (1963) 221 Three to a tent, chums, wakey-wakey 0430 hours. 2. attributive or as adj. That awakens or induces wakefulness, esp. as wakey-wakey pill. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [adjective] > that wakes or rouses wakeful1645 expergefacient1821 wakey-wakey1946 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > stimulant > pills pep pill1917 amphetamine1955 purple heart1961 black bomber1963 black beauty1966 white1967 wake-up1969 wakey-wakey pill1977 wake-up pill1979 1946 V. Tempest Near Sun iii. 29 When the ‘wakey-wakey’, as the caffeine tablets are called..have been doled out, the crews climb into the W.A.A.F.-driven air~crew buses. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock xi. 172 Bergen swallowed a couple of wakey-wakey tablets, and Flute did likewise. 1977 Milestones Spring 15/2 Rally drivers thought they had found the ideal wakey-wakey pill in amphetamines to help them combat fatigue during marathons. 1979 Guardian 4 Aug. 22/9 The last ever Butlin's ‘wakey-wakey’ call goes out to the snoring chalets. B. v. used imperatively. Also wakey, wakey. ‘Wake up’, formerly esp. as a command to soldiers at reveille. Often combined with phrase rise and shine (see rise v. Phrases 1). Now frequently jocular. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > command or encouragement to waken or rise [phrase] rise and shine1847 wakey-wakey1945 1945 Gen 30 June 51/2 The sarnt came round yelling wakey-wakey. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 203 Wakee, wakee!, orderly Corporal's cry at reveille. ‘Wakee, wakee! Rise and shine!’ 1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 32 With a start I woke up... ‘Waky-waky,’ said Gabrielle. 1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xxi. 199 ‘Wakey-wakey,’ he said. ‘Stand by your beds.’ 1973 T. Heald Unbecoming Habits v. 149 ‘Wakey Wakey, rise and shine,’ said Brother Barnabas in an unconvincing demonstration of joviality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.v.1941
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