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Thanks vs Thanky - What's the difference?

thanks | thanky |

As interjections the difference between thanks and thanky

is that thanks is used to express appreciation or gratitude while thanky is eye dialect of from=African American Vernacular English|lang=en.

As a noun thanks

is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.

As a verb thanks

is third-person singular of thank.

thanks

English

Alternative forms

* thanx,

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
    • Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .
  • * ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
    • Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

    Derived terms

    * thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your help

    Noun

  • (obsolete) English plurals
  • (plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
    • After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
  • Grateful feelings or thoughts.

    • Derived terms

    * thanks to

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thank)
    • English phrasebook

    thanky

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * 1937 , , Their Eyes Were Watching God , Harper Perennial (2000), page 143:
    • “Thanky Ma’am. Ah hates dat woman lak poison. Keep her from round dis house. Her look lak uh white woman!