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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