Stookie

Pronunciation: /ˈstuːki/

Definitions of stookie

noun a Scottish slang term for a bandage or dressing used to cover a wound or injury

Example Sentences

A1 I hurt my arm and now I have a stookie.

A2 The doctor put a stookie on my leg to help it heal.

B1 After breaking my wrist, I had to wear a stookie for six weeks.

B2 The stookie on my ankle made it difficult to walk properly.

C1 I had to undergo surgery to remove the stookie from my arm.

C2 The stookie was uncomfortable, but necessary for my broken bone to heal properly.

Examples of stookie in a Sentence

formal The doctor applied a stookie to the patient's broken arm.

informal I heard you fell and now you have a stookie on your leg.

slang I can't believe I have to wear this stupid stookie for the next few weeks.

figurative She wore her emotional stookie to hide her pain from others.

Grammatical Forms of stookie

• past tense: stookied
• plural: stookies
• comparative: stookier
• superlative: stookiest
• present tense: stookie
• future tense: will stookie
• perfect tense: have stookied
• continuous tense: is stookying
• singular: stookie
• positive degree: stookie
• infinitive: to stookie
• gerund: stookying
• participle: stookied

Origin and Evolution of stookie

First Known Use: 1800 year

Language of Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Story behind the word: The word 'stookie' originated in Scotland as a colloquial term for a plaster cast used to support and protect a broken or injured limb.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'stookie' has become widely used in Scotland and parts of the UK to refer to a plaster cast, and its usage has extended beyond medical contexts to describe any kind of support or protection for a damaged object or situation.