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booky.

Bookish.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbʊki/
  1. Bookish.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English booky From book + -y.

adj/ˈbyːki/Multicultural-London-English
  1. Treacherous, snitchy, not trustworthy.

    Multicultural-London-English
  2. Strange, scary, suspicious.

    Multicultural-London-English
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from book (“to flee, leave hurriedly”) + -y.

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