What does chi-ike mean?
Chi-ike means (costermongers' slang) Used as a salute or word of praise..
Chi-ike
Pronunciation varies by accent · interjection
Meaning
(costermongers' slang) Used as a salute or word of praise..
Definitions by Sense
- (costermongers' slang) Used as a salute or word of praise.
- (UK, obsolete) A hearty, often light-heartedly sarcastic, greeting.
- (slang, obsolete, Australia, New Zealand) A noisy hubbub
- (UK) To mock or jeer; to chiack.
Example Sentences
I lifted my lamps and saw BILLY. We did a good chi-ike, you bet! “Watcher, BILLY, old buster!” says I,[…]
Uncle Frank wouldn′t have liked it, and I knew how the chaps would laugh and chi-ike me for chumming up with a silly old Chinky.
Round about us windows began to bang upwards; a policeman on the corner looked away, pretending not to hear; a couple of tarts started to chi-ike us and then shut up suddenly.
Synonyms for chi-ike
Antonyms for chi-ike
Related Words
Word Forms
- chi-ikes
- chi-iking
- chi-iked
Usage Notes
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I lifted my lamps and saw BILLY. We did a good chi-ike, you bet! “Watcher, BILLY, old buster!” says I,[…]
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