just ducky

just ducky
Great or going well, although usually sarcastic.

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  • just ducky — just fine, wonderful, peachy    Bill, my mother is coming to live with us. That s ducky, just ducky! …   English idioms

  • Just Ducky — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Just Ducky series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Just Ducky director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera producer = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Irven Spence Ed Barge Ray Patterson… …   Wikipedia

  • ducky — adjective (duckier; est) Date: 1897 1. darling, cute < a ducky little tearoom > 2. satisfactory, fine < everything is just ducky > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ducky — duck|y1 [ˈdʌki] n BrE spoken used to speak to someone in a friendly way, especially a woman or child ducky 2 ducky2 adj old fashioned informal 1.) AmE perfect or satisfactory ▪ Well, that s just ducky . 2.) attractive in an amusing or interesting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ducky — great, fine, lovely    Somebody left the gate open and the horses are gone! That s ducky, just ducky! …   English idioms

  • ducky — 1 noun BrE spoken a friendly way of speaking to someone, especially a woman or child 2 adjective AmE old fashioned 1 perfect or satisfactory: That s just ducky! 2 attractive in an amusing or interesting way; cute (1): That s a ducky dress you re… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ducky — mod. okay; good. (Often used sarcastically.) □ Now, isn’t that just ducky? □ That’s a ducky idea! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • ducky — duck|y1 [ dʌki ] adjective AMERICAN OLD FASHIONED very good. This word often shows that you are annoyed about something bad that has happened: Well, isn t that just ducky, we re out of gas! duck|y2 [ dʌki ] noun uncount BRITISH OLD FASHIONED used …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ducky — adj OK, alright. Everything was just ducky between them. 1890s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • ducky adj — Birds dont mind fowl weather, in fact they usually find it just ducky …   English expressions

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