pikey.
A pike (type of fish).
Meaning & usage
A pike (type of fish).
Where this word comes from
From pike + -y.
Associated with or filled with pike (fish).
Where this word comes from
From pike + -y.
An itinerant person, especially one of Romani or Irish Traveller heritage.
A working-class (often underclass) person with negative qualities stereotypically ascribed to itinerant people, including rowdiness, theft and poor hygiene.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from obsolete pike (“depart or travel”), or possibly from turnpike. The verb is derived from the stereotype that the Romani people or other travellers are thieves.
Associated with pikeys.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from obsolete pike (“depart or travel”), or possibly from turnpike. The verb is derived from the stereotype that the Romani people or other travellers are thieves.
To steal.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from obsolete pike (“depart or travel”), or possibly from turnpike. The verb is derived from the stereotype that the Romani people or other travellers are thieves.
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