hanky
/ˈhaŋki
/(also hankie)
noun (plural hankies) informal
A handkerchief.If you ever see a man having his hair combed by his mother or his face wiped with a hanky, despite the fact that he's 38, that's Cancer man....
- I was brought up to cover my mouth when I had a cough and use a hanky when sneezing.
- There are always mums in the audience wiping their eyes with hankies.
Origin
Late 19th century: abbreviation.
Rhymes
- Surinamese
- Suriname toad
- medicine chest
- medicine glass
- Medicine Hat
- medicine line
- medicine lodge
- medicine man
- medicine murder
- mediciner
- medicine show
- medicine society
- medicine spoon
- medicine tree
- medicine wheel
- medicine wolf
- medicine woman
- medicining
- Medici print
- Medici reproduction
- Medici vase
- medick
- medico
- medico-
- medico-chirurgical