adverb
General Slang
dreckly
DREK-lee · adverb · informal
At some vague point in the future; eventually, unhurriedly.
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A Cornish word meaning soon but with no urgency at all, the local equivalent of 'mañana'.
“I'll fix that gate dreckly, don't you worry.”
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dreckly In A Sentence
I'll fix that gate dreckly, don't you worry.
Origin & Usage
Cornish dialect corruption of 'directly'.
People Also Ask
What does 'dreckly' mean?
It means at some vague point in the future, eventually and without any urgency, the Cornish equivalent of 'mañana'.
Does 'dreckly' mean soon?
In theory yes, but in practice it means whenever it gets done, with no fixed timescale at all.
Where does 'dreckly' come from?
It's a Cornish dialect corruption of the word 'directly'.
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