pocky

[ pok-ee ]

adjective

, pock·i·er, pock·i·est.

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or covered with pocks.

Other Words From

• pocki·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pocky¹

First recorded in 1300–50, pocky is from the Middle English word pokky. See pock, -y ¹

Example Sentences

“This sumo orange, with its pocky skin and bulbous shnozz.”

From Los Angeles Times

With two sticks of Pocky as garnish, it only needed infinity more caramel sauce.

From Seattle Times

At a Tzu Chi seminar in Alhambra in June, Shidong Liang, his wife and three children ate lunch before taking home a bag of chocolate-covered Pocky sticks and other snacks appealing to Chinese palates.

From Los Angeles Times

Then she went in search of strawberry Pocky and dried squid.

From New York Times

There’s even a sample of the Meters’ “Hey Pocky A-Way” on “Paul’s Boutique,” the epochal Beastie Boys album that Caldato engineered.

From Washington Post