dicky dirtn.

Brit.

/ˈdɪkɪ dəːt/, U.S.

/ˈdɪki ˌdərt/, Australian English

/ˈdɪki dɜːt/

Forms: 1800s– dickey dirt, 1800s– dicky dirt, 1900s– dickie dirt.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Dicky , dirt n.

Etymology: < the male forename Dicky (see dicky n.¹) + dirt n., as rhyming slang for shirt n.The following may suggest earlier currency of Dicky Dirt as a playful personification of dirt:1873 Punch 25 Jan. 40/2 Turnips on Tap, Pig in the Pound, Greasy Grass and Swan Swum over the Swamp. Daniel Drainage, Dicky Dirt, and the great Dismal Damp.

slang (British and Australian).

A shirt.

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shirtOE

dicky dirt1898

gansey1968

1898 A. M. Binstead Pink 'Un & Pelican i. 9 'Ere, 'Arry, what size dickey-dirts do you take?

1909 O. Onions Little Devil Doubt v. 186 Put a clean dicky-dirt on, and she'll pass you in.

2013 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 21 Sept. 11 In 10 years' time, faded and soft, this will still be the most comfortable dicky dirt in your wardrobe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	dicky dirt
释义	dicky dirtn. Brit. /ˈdɪkɪ dəːt/, U.S. /ˈdɪki ˌdərt/, Australian English /ˈdɪki dɜːt/ Forms: 1800s– dickey dirt, 1800s– dicky dirt, 1900s– dickie dirt. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Dicky , dirt n. Etymology: < the male forename Dicky (see dicky n.¹) + dirt n., as rhyming slang for shirt n.The following may suggest earlier currency of Dicky Dirt as a playful personification of dirt:1873 Punch 25 Jan. 40/2 Turnips on Tap, Pig in the Pound, Greasy Grass and Swan Swum over the Swamp. Daniel Drainage, Dicky Dirt, and the great Dismal Damp. slang (British and Australian). A shirt. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt shirtOE dicky dirt1898 gansey1968 1898 A. M. Binstead Pink 'Un & Pelican i. 9 'Ere, 'Arry, what size dickey-dirts do you take? 1909 O. Onions Little Devil Doubt v. 186 Put a clean dicky-dirt on, and she'll pass you in. 2013 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 21 Sept. 11 In 10 years' time, faded and soft, this will still be the most comfortable dicky dirt in your wardrobe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1898
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