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Fluky's — is a Chicago area fast food restaurant known for hot dogs. History Fluky s began in Chicago in 1929 on Maxwell and Halsted Streets. Founded by Abe Drexler, this stand is widely acknowledged as the originator of the Chicago style hot dog.cite news … Wikipedia
fluky — [flo͞o′kē] adj. flukier, flukiest [< FLUKE3] Informal 1. resulting from chance rather than skill or design; lucky 2. constantly changing; uncertain; fitful [a fluky breeze] flukiness n … English World dictionary
Fluky — Fluk y, a. Formed like, or having, a fluke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluky — [adj] chance accidental, casual, chancy, coincidental, contingent, fortuitous, incalculable, incidental, lucky, odd, uncertain, variable; concept 552 Ant. certain, designed, planned, sure … New thesaurus
fluky — fluke ► NOUN ▪ a lucky chance occurrence. ► VERB ▪ achieve by luck rather than skill. DERIVATIVES fluky (also flukey) adjective. ORIGIN perhaps a dialect word … English terms dictionary
fluky — also flukey adjective (flukier; est) Date: 1867 1. happening by or depending on chance 2. being unsteady or uncertain used especially of wind … New Collegiate Dictionary
fluky — flukiness, n. /flooh kee/, adj., flukier, flukiest. 1. obtained by chance rather than skill. 2. uncertain, as a wind. [1865 70; FLUKE2 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
fluky — Synonyms and related words: accidental, adventitious, aleatory, casual, causeless, chance, chancy, contingent, destinal, dicey, fatal, fatidic, fortuitous, iffy, incidental, indeterminate, odd, risky, uncaused, undetermined, unexpected,… … Moby Thesaurus
fluky — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Occurring unexpectedly: accidental, casual, chance, contingent, fortuitous, inadvertent, odd. See SURPRISE … English dictionary for students
fluky — fluk·y || fluËkɪ adj. chancy, uncertain; gained through luck and not skill (Slang) fluk·ey || fluËkɪ adj. subject to accident; chancy, uncertain; iffy; gained through luck and not skill (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
