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Sooky Definition. (Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand, slang) Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Sentimental, sissy; timid. A sook, a crybaby.
Noun. A timid, weak, or cowardly person; a wimp; a softie. Cf… colloquial (originally and chiefly Australian and New Zealand ). adjective. 1901–. Lacking in courage; timid; weak. Also: soft-hearted; sentimental. Recorded earliest in sooky-looking adj. 1901. Big, sooky-looking fellow he was, with ears like little turn-over tarts.
feeble, sentimental, or overemotional: I'm a sooky mess and cry half the timehe has become very sooky and clingy. Synonyms. cowardly, craven, faint-hearted, spineless, spiritless, lily-livered, chicken-livered, pigeon-hearted; timid, timorous, fearful, unassertive, soft, weak, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, incompetent, inadequate ...
Aug 16, 2007 · sooky. Adjective, Vulgar slang. 1. inferior. 2. worthless. 3. execrable. from The Loonguage, Sook, v. tran., to suck, from Middle English suken meaning to draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction, from Old English sUcan. This job is sooky as hell. by NFiddy May 31, 2006.
'Sooky' [soo-kee] is an informal adjective that describes someone who is excessively sentimental or self-pitying. It can also mean sulky or whiny, especially in Australian and New Zealand English. An example of its usage is 'Stop being so sooky and get over it.'
Define sooky. sooky synonyms, sooky pronunciation, sooky translation, English dictionary definition of sooky. n 1. dialect Southwest English a baby 2. derogatory a coward 3. informal NZ a calf or vb to suck n 1. the act or an instance of sucking 2. a sycophant;...
What does sooky mean? sooky ( English) Origin & history. See sook . Alternative forms. sookey. sukey. Adjective. sooky ( comparative more er, superlative most er) ( Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand, slang) Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous. 2006, Lynda Staker, The Complete Guide to the Care of Macropods, page 189,
