Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1824-1864, 1915-1929
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EEKSIE-PEEKSIE, -Y, adj. On an equality, much alike, six and half a dozen (Ags. 1808 Jam.). Gen.(exc. I.) Sc. Also ix(e)y-pix(e)y (Abd. 1882 W. Forsyth Sel. from Writings 24; Per. 1902 E.D.D.); icksy-picksy (ne.Sc. 1909 J. Alexander in Abd. Free Press (19 Nov.); Abd.27 1949); ecksie-pecksie (Bnff. 1927 Mr Milne W.-L.); eeksie picksie; eiksupicksy.Abd. 1824 G. Smith Douglas 77:
I'm eeksie picksie here as weel as you. Ye've done your part o' this foul play, I see, But wadna play'd this proteck wartna me.Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin viii.:
I beheld my faither an' his brethern o' the eldership rakin' at their eeholes, whilk was as muckle as to say, that we were a' eeksie-peeksie for ance.Abd. 1929 P. Giles in Abd. Univ. Review (March) 129–130:
An' everyone most tak' a han', so 'at they war a' a kin' o' eeksy peeksy an' neen cud craw ower idder.
Hence eiksupicksy, v., to argue, to bandy words.Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Back o' Benachie 27:
It's richt gweed for the flipe tae be eident, sae I winna eiksupicksy wi' ye, lassie.
