noun General Slang

Bickie

/ˈbɪki/ · noun · informal

A biscuit (cookie) — and 'big bickies' means a serious amount of money.

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Definitions

1

Loosely, any small sweet treat.

“The kids demolished the whole packet of bickies.”
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2

A biscuit or cookie.

“Cup of tea and a bickie, perfect afternoon.”
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3

In the phrase 'big bickies', a large sum of money.

“That car cost big bickies, where'd he get the cash?”
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Bickie In A Sentence

Nan always has a tin of bickies ready when you visit.
Footballers these days earn big bickies.
Dunked my bickie too long and lost half of it in the tea.

Origin & Usage

Australian and British abbreviation of 'biscuit' with the -ie diminutive. The 'big bickies' money sense is established Aussie idiom.

People Also Ask

What does bickie mean in Australia?

A bickie is a biscuit or cookie. In the phrase 'big bickies' it means a lot of money.

What does big bickies mean?

It means a large amount of money — 'that cost big bickies' means it was expensive.

Is a bickie the same as a cookie?

Yes — Aussies and Brits say bickie or biscuit where Americans say cookie.

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