DICKY

dicky, dickey

(adjective) (British informal) faulty; “I’ve got this dicky heart”- John le Carre

dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront

(noun) a man’s detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat

(noun) a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

dicky (plural dickies)

(colloquial) A louse.

(Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.

A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.

(slang, dated) A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.

(dated) A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.

(dated) A seat in a carriage, for the driver.

(India) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.

Synonyms: boot (Britain), trunk (US)

(historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.

A small bird; a dicky-bird.

(idiomatic, UK, in negative constructions) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.

(UK, military slang) A pilot.

(UK, dialect) A hedge sparrow.

(UK, dialect) A donkey.

A haddock.

Adjective

dicky (comparative dickier, superlative dickiest)

(colloquial) doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition

Etymology 2

Adjective

dicky (comparative dickier, superlative dickiest)

(informal, vulgar) like a dick, foolish or obnoxious

Anagrams

• ICYDK

Etymology

Proper noun

Dicky

A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

Anagrams

• ICYDK

Source: Wiktionary


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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