Fikie

/ˈfɪki/ adjective

Definition

Scottish variant of fikey; fidgety, restless, or prone to fussiness.

Etymology

Variant form of fikey, using an alternative Scottish vowel rendering. Both fikey and fikie represent dialectal variations of the same root formation from fike + -y.

Kelly Says

Scottish dialect has multiple ways to say the same thing, showing how living languages evolve with regional preferences — fikie and fikey mean the same thing but sound different depending on where you are.

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