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Lucky vs Ducky - What's the difference?

lucky | ducky |

As adjectives the difference between lucky and ducky

is that lucky is favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons while ducky is great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.

As a noun ducky is

a pet name used affectionately.

lucky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.
  • a lucky adventurer
    The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
  • Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate.
  • a lucky mistake
    a lucky cast
    a lucky hour

    Quotations

    * 1989 , Howard Ashman, “Under the Sea”, The Little Mermaid , Walt Disney Feature Animation *: They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate

    Synonyms

    * (favored by luck ): fortunate, successful * (producing or resulting in good chance ): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitous

    Derived terms

    * get lucky * lucky dip * lucky you * should be so lucky

    ducky

    English

    (ducky)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang, archaic) Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
  • Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.
  • * 1930 ,
  • Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?
  • *1942 , , The Catbird Seat :
  • Fortunately, she had bragged to everybody about her ducky first-floor apartment in the perfectly darling three-story red-brick.

    Synonyms

    * fine * peachy * swell

    Noun

    (duckies)
  • A pet name used affectionately.
  • "Morning, ducky !" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.
  • (childish) A duck (aquatic bird).
  • * 1990 , Donna LeBlanc, You can't quit until you know what's eating you
  • Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you...

    Synonyms

    * darling * hon