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walkies

walkies

9.2
A short, excited call to tell a dog it is time to go for a walk
  • interjection
  • UK
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  • He shouted walkies and the puppy started wagging its tail excitedly.

Examples

  • It's time for walkies!

  • Just say walkies and you'll see how quickly the dog gets ready to go outside.

  • When she hears walkies, the dog immediately grabs her leash and waits by the door.

  • Are you ready for walkies?

  • When she hears walkies, her dog jumps up and runs to the door with excitement.

  • He shouted walkies and the dog raced around the house, eager to go out.

  • As soon as she said walkies, the puppy began to wag its tail and bark happily.

Antonyms

to stay indoors
15 1.6

Remain inside a building to avoid bad weather or danger

Surface Forms

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Morphology

walkies = walkie (transparent) = walk + ie + s

The form is a pet/child-talk nominalization of 'walk' with diminutive '-ie' and a pluralizing '-s'; the meaning is readily inferable from 'walk'.

Etymology

Walkies comes from the simple word walk with a playful ending -ie and the small final -s, a change that makes it sound cute and excited, a bit like walkie-talkie. That's why people shout walkies to get a dog's attention and tell it it's time to go out.