ecky-becky

9.9

Acting unkind about small things in a silly, annoying way

adjective

Slang

: ridículo

I wish he would stop acting so ecky-becky about every little thing.

Examples

Her ecky-becky comments made everyone roll their eyes.
Their ecky-becky behavior made the meeting drag on longer than necessary.
Her ecky-becky jokes always make the whole class laugh.
Why do you always have to be so ecky-becky?
His ecky-becky sense of humor often leaves us shaking our heads.
She tends to make ecky-becky remarks that annoy everyone around her.
They always engage in such ecky-becky banter during meetings.

Synonyms

wacky

vsecky-becky

Informal

100 5.9

Odd in a funny or silly way

is odder and often more annoying with petty irritating humour

zany

vsecky-becky

14 7.6

Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh

is less playful and more likely petty or irritating rather than clownish

sarky

vsecky-becky

1 9.9

To say mocking or rude things to tease someone

is more petty and odd, annoying through quirky humour rather than sarcasm

alecky

vsecky-becky

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts cheeky and tries to be clever in a way that annoys others

is about petty annoying behavior often with quirky humour

Antonyms

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

How Annoying

infuriating

27 5.3

annoying

415 1.0

ecky-becky

Slang

9.9

quirky

68 4.4

Surface Forms

ecky-becky positive

Etymology

Ecky-becky is a playful rhyming slang phrase like a child's rhyme; a helpful way to remember it is that the first part ecky makes you think of icky ('unpleasant') and the sound is close to hokey ('silly'). So, calling someone ecky-becky means they are acting petty, annoying, or in an odd, silly way.