Meaning & use
biccies
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“biccies” is a form of “biccy”.
Meaning
nounpluralinformalBritish
Biscuits or cookies, especially sweet ones eaten with tea or as a snack.
Grammar: Always plural in this form. The singular is 'biccy' (one biscuit). Use a plural verb: The biccies are in the tin.
Patterns
- a packet of biccies
- have some biccies
- biccies and tea
Put the kettle on and get the biccies out.
We sat around eating biccies and chatting.
There's a packet of biccies in the cupboard if you're hungry.
Word forms
| singular | biccy |
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Common combinations
- a packet of biccies
- He bought a packet of biccies to share at work.
- chocolate biccies
- The chocolate biccies disappeared before lunch.
- tea and biccies
- Tea and biccies are a classic British combination.
Synonyms and how they differ
- biscuits
- The standard word; biccies is a playful, informal shortening used mainly in Britain.
- cookies
- The usual American word for sweet baked goods; in British English, biscuits are often what Americans call cookies.
Word family
- biccy noun
- Singular informal word for one biscuit.
Commonly confused: biccies or biscuits?
biccies vs biscuits
Biscuits is the standard spelling and can mean different things in the US (a soft, savory bread) and the UK (a sweet or savory cracker). Biccies is always informal and means the British kind.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'biccies' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct answer uses 'biccies' as a plural noun meaning biscuits. Option A uses 'a' with a plural; option C uses a singular verb with a plural noun; option D uses 'a' with a plural, which is wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “biccies”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.