Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Slang Excellent; fine.
Wiktionary
- adj. Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
- n. A pet name used affectionately.
- n. A duck (aquatic bird).
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. fine; satisfactory; excellent.
- adj. charming; cute.
- n. a special loved one; a darling; -- used as a term of endearment.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a special loved one
Examples
“Also, Matt, that rubber ducky is very nicely placed, sir! paul tremblay says:”
“One ducky is all it takes before ALL the toddlers are snatching duckies and taking our credit cards and and drinking our beer and calling for revolution and turning North America into a Mini-Maoist wasteland, littered with beer-sticky sippy cups and crayon-scrawled placards and cheap-assed Made In Alberta duckies and ruled by a bicky-sucking, blankie-toting military prole dictatorship.”
“Inspector Cockrill did not care for being called ducky by Mr Cecil.”
Tour de Force
“I never said I was offended that you called dukkillr "ducky".”
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off
“They are easy to blow and get a "ducky" quack, and you can find a replacement just about anywhere if you lose it or break it.”
I am a beginner hunter and wanted to get some calls for duck and goose.
“Duck calls come in single - and double-reed models; most beginners find double reeds require less effort to blow and are easier to get a "ducky" sound from.”
“In that office,' Henry said, pointing; and I swear the word 'ducky' got as far as his teeth.”
Decider
“He's begging to be run down, and I'll do it, I swear it, if he dares to call me "ducky" again.”
Decider
“The "ducky" cried a little, and was quite sure that John would go on and risk what he had, till he lost all.”
“Herrington, her "ducky" toque and her infernal voiceless speech.”
The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ducky’.
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
scram, bearcat, heavens to betsy, dick, double-cross, ducky, gams, goofy, hooch, jalopy, john, joe and 174 more...
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Y
What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
zany, waxy, wavy, arty, chewy, bony, boxy, cozy, nosy, foxy, wiry, junky and 321 more...
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Duck!
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, or quacks like a duck, then you should probably list it here.
duck, Duck, turducken, duckling, duck tape, Mallard, rubber duckie, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, lame duck, ducky, ducks and 80 more...

jo-ster i like this word alot. Dec 14, 2010
pterodactyl I think this word is just ducky. Oct 15, 2008
the_grene_kni3t As a word for a duck, this is unacceptable. However, as a familiar and affectionate form of address to total strangers, it has a certain charm. Dec 29, 2006