# pucker

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #51,934

## Definitions
1. To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.

## Etymology
Origin obscure. Perhaps continuing Middle English pukkeren (“to hoard, save”, literally “to sack, stow away in a poke or bag”) with a change in meaning (compare purse (“to pucker”)).
Alternatively, perhaps a direct alteration of poke (verb, or the noun meaning "a small bag"). By surface analysis, poke + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pucker