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thankies

(hypocoristic, informal, mostly, internet slang) thank you.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(hypocoristic, informal, mostly, internet slang) thank you.

See it in action
  • “THANKIES RAAAAAH I CAN DO ITTT”

  • “Thankies for coming to stream! I wanna smooch this doctor over and over again! I highly recommend Teachers. With Love and Passion!! ~ Thankies for the raid @chunksofplum.bsky.social ! We raided into @tenouttaten100.bsky.social who is continuing their donothon! Go say hai!”

  • “Thankies, I love to work on armor!”

For parents

"thankies" means: thank you.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

"thankies" means: thank you.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

Heard in the wild
  • “THANKIES RAAAAAH I CAN DO ITTT”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thankies for coming to stream! I wanna smooch this doctor over and over again! I highly recommend Teachers. With Love and Passion!! ~ Thankies for the raid @chunksofplum.bsky.social ! We raided into @tenouttaten100.bsky.social who is continuing their donothon! Go say hai!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thankies, I love to work on armor!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Big thankies to you! Sexy kitty 💋💋💋”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yeeee the water is going to be trouble for Bod to deal with haha! and thankies :D!!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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"thankies" means: thank you.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.

Why is this section here?

Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.

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