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Social sciences → Etymology → Phrase origins → Phrase origins, I - P → Phrases, J
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  • JimmyG
    "It's Regency-era slang that has perdured in that phrase alone. "Ducky" meant "excellent", "fine", "wonderful" and so on. Before it acquired a more general meaning in the 1820-1830 timeframe, it was a term of endearment. It's still used that way informally in the UK. In Shakespeare's time, "ducky" was slang for the female breast. It's probably not related." http://askearth.com/go/view_request?request=126126
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