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ˈwakey-ˈwakey, n. (a.) and v. colloq. and slang (orig. Services').
Also wakee-wakee, waky-waky.
[Reduplicated arbitrary or childish extension of wake v. 7 a, b.]
A. n. = reveille.
1941C. Graves Thin Blue Line iii. 46 At the moment all I want to do is to sleep, sleep, sleep. The thought of ‘Wakey, wakey’ in the morning terrifies me. a1963J. Lusby in B. James Austral. Short Stories (1963) 221 Three to a tent, chums, wakey-wakey 0430 hours.
2. attrib. or as adj. That awakens or induces wakefulness, esp. as wakey-wakey pill.
1946V. Tempest Near Sun iii. 29 When the ‘wakey-wakey’, as the caffeine tablets are called..have been doled out, the crews climb into the W.A.A.F.-driven air⁓crew buses. 1952M. Tripp Faith is Windsock xi. 172 Bergen swallowed a couple of wakey-wakey tablets, and Flute did likewise. 1977Milestones Spring 15/2 Rally drivers thought they had found the ideal wakey-wakey pill in amphetamines to help them combat fatigue during marathons. 1979Guardian 4 Aug. 22/9 The last ever Butlin's ‘wakey-wakey’ call goes out to the snoring chalets.
B. v. used imp. Also wakey, wakey. ‘Wake up’, formerly esp. as a command to soldiers at reveille. Often comb. with phr. rise and shine (see rise v. 3 c). Now freq. joc.
1945Gen 30 June 51/2 The sarnt came round yelling wakey-wakey. 1948Partridge Dict. Forces' Slang 203 Wakee, wakee!, orderly Corporal's cry at reveille. ‘Wakee, wakee! Rise and shine!’ 1953E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 32 With a start I woke up... ‘Waky-waky,’ said Gabrielle. 1968M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xxi. 199 ‘Wakey-wakey,’ he said. ‘Stand by your beds.’ 1973T. Heald Unbecoming Habits v. 149 ‘Wakey Wakey, rise and shine,’ said Brother Barnabas in an unconvincing demonstration of joviality. |