pocky
Definition
- Adjective (informal, dated):
- Marked with pockmarks: "pocky" describes a surface, especially skin, that is scarred or marked by pockmarks, typically from diseases such as smallpox or chickenpox.
Usage Examples
- (Her skin was scarred with small depressions or pits.)
- (The table was covered in small, uneven marks.)
Advanced Usage
- "pocky skin": a specific phrase referring to skin with pitted scars.
- The medication helped reduce the appearance of pocky skin. (The treatment lessened the visible scars.)
Variants and Related Words
Pockmark (n): a small, deep scar or pit on the skin, especially from disease.
- He had several pockmarks on his cheeks. (Visible, permanent scars from past infections.)
Pock (n): a small pustule or blister on the skin, characteristic of certain diseases.
- The chickenpox virus causes small pocks to form. (Small, raised bumps that later become crusty.)
Synonyms
Pitted: having small depressions or holes on the surface.
- The pitted surface of the moon is visible through a telescope. (Covered with craters, similar to pockmarks.)
Scarred: marked with permanent damage or blemishes.
- The scarred landscape showed evidence of a wildfire. (Damaged and uneven, like pocky skin.)
Related Idioms
- "Pocky face" (informal): a face with noticeable pockmarks.
- He was self-conscious about his pocky face. (His face had visible scars from acne or disease.)
Notes on Usage
- "Pocky" is a less common, informal synonym for "pockmarked." It is rarely used in modern English, except in historical or descriptive contexts.
- Do not confuse with "pocky" as a brand name for a Japanese stick-shaped biscuit (which is a completely different word, unrelated to pockmarks).