pikey
/ˈpaɪ.ki/noun, adjective, verb
pikey is spelled P-I-K-E-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pikey means “A pike (type of fish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pikey is pikeys.
How many letters and syllables are in pikey?
| Letters | 5: P-I-K-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pikey?
Pikey appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pikey?
- /ˈpaɪ.ki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-pikey.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pikey
- pikeys plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more pikey comparative
- most pikey superlative
- pikeying participle, present
- pikeyed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pikey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA pike (type of fish).
- 2
IrelandUKoffensiveAn itinerant person, especially one of Romani or Irish Traveller heritage.
- 3
IrelandUKderogatoryoffensiveA working-class (often underclass) person with negative qualities stereotypically ascribed to itinerant people, including rowdiness, theft and poor hygiene.
adjective
- 1
Associated with or filled with pike (fish).
- 2
IrelandUKderogatoryslangAssociated with pikeys.
>> > No, you're more pikey than a traffic warden. >> >> Nothing is more pikey than a traffic warden, even an immigrant. >> >> > Not even a Glaswegian?
verb
- 1
IrelandUKderogatoryslangTo steal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pikey come from?
From pike + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).