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dickey
dick·ey also dick·ie or dick·y D0206700 (dĭk′ē)n. pl. dick·eys also dick·ies 1. a. A woman's blouse front worn under a suit jacket or low-necked garment.b. A man's detachable shirt front.c. A collar for a shirt.d. A child's bib or pinafore.2. Chiefly British a. The driver's seat on a carriage.b. A rear seat for servants on a carriage.
[ From diminutive of Dick, nickname for Richard.]dick•ey1 or dick•y (ˈdɪk i)
n., pl. dick•eys or dick•ies. 1. a garment that resembles the front or collar of a shirt and is worn as a separate piece under a jacket, dress, or the like. Compare vest (def. 2), vestee. 2. a small bird. 3. a donkey, esp. a male. 4. an outside seat on a carriage. [1745–55; generic use of Dicky, diminutive of Dick, proper name] dick•ey2 (ˈdɪk i)
adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. functioning poorly; faulty: a dickey engine. [1805–15; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dickey - a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seaterdickey-seat, dickie, dickie-seat, dicky, dicky-seatbackseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | | 2. | dickey - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirtdickie, dicky, shirtfrontinsert, inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be insertedshirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body | | Adj. | 1. | dickey - (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carredickycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomimpaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeenot a dicky birdEncyclopediaSeedickydickey
Related to dickey: dickieSynonyms for dickeynoun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seaterSynonyms- dickey-seat
- dickie
- dickie-seat
- dicky
- dicky-seat
Related Words- backseat
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- Great Britain
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- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
noun a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirtSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (British informal) faultySynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
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- Great Britain
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- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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