DICKIES

Noun

dickies

plural of dickie

plural of dicky

Noun

dickies pl (plural only)

(Geordie, pejorative) Head lice or nits.

Synonyms

• (head lice): nit, nits

Anagrams

• ice disk

Source: Wiktionary


DICKY

Dick"ey, Dick"y, n.

1. A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.

2. A false shirt front or bosom.

3. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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