English
Etymology
Representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'�ɪki/
Adjective
ikey
- context|slang|derogatory Jewish; cunning, smug
#:*1922: What Arthur Griffith said about the headpiece over the Freeman leader: a homerule sun rising up in the northwest from the laneway behind the bank of Ireland. He prolonged his pleased smile. Ikey touch that: homerule sun rising up in the northwest. � James Joyce, Ulysses
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