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dicky
dick·y D0206700 (dĭk′ē)n. Variant of dickey.dicky (ˈdɪkɪ) or dickeyn, pl dickies or dickeys1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress2. (Clothing & Fashion) a man's false shirt front, esp one worn with full evening dress3. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: dicky bow Brit a bow tie4. (Animals) chiefly Brit an informal name for a donkey, esp a male one5. (Animals) Also called: dickybird or dickeybird a child's word for a bird, esp a small one6. (Automotive Engineering) a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars. US and Canadian name: rumble seat 7. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: boot Indian an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear[C18 (in the senses: donkey, shirt front): from Dickey, diminutive of Dick (name); the relationship of the various senses is obscure]
dicky (ˈdɪkɪ) or dickeyadj, dickier or dickiestinformal Brit in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliable: I feel a bit dicky today. [C18: perhaps from the name Dick in the phrase as queer as Dick's hatband feeling ill]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dicky - a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seaterdickey, dickey-seat, dickie, dickie-seat, 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. | dicky - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirtdickey, dickie, shirtfrontinsert, inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be insertedshirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body | | Adj. | 1. | dicky - (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carredickeycolloquialism - 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" |
dickyadjective (Brit. informal) weak, poorly, dodgy, queer (informal), shaky, unreliable, sickly, unsteady, unsound, iffy (informal), fluttery He always has a dicky stomach after eating curry.Translationsasinellobarcollantedavantino [di camicia]malfermomalridottodicky
not hear a dicky birdTo not hear or receive any sound, utterance, or item of communication. ("Dicky bird" is sometimes hyphenated.) We haven't heard a dicky-bird out of the kids all night—I think one of us should go check on them.See also: bird, dicky, hear, notnot say a dicky birdTo not say or communicate anything at all. ("Dicky bird" is sometimes hyphenated.) We've had him detained for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his involvement in the robbery.See also: bird, dicky, not, say(not) a dicky bird(Not) anthing at all. We've had him detained for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his involvement in the robbery. We heard not a dicky-bird out of the kids all night—they were quiet as can be.See also: bird, dickydicky-lickervulgar slang One who performs fellatio. Often used toward men in a disdainful manner as a homophobic slur.not a dicky bird not a word; nothing at all. informal Dicky bird is rhyming slang for ‘word’. 1988 Glenn Patterson Burning Your Own Sammy put his ear to where he thought its heart ought to be: not a dickybird. See also: bird, dicky, notnot say/hear a ˈdicky bird (British English, informal) say/hear nothing: Don’t look at me! I didn’t say a dicky bird. ♢ We haven’t heard a dicky bird from her for weeks.This idiom is from rhyming slang, in which dicky bird stands for ‘word’.See also: bird, dicky, hear, not, saydicky-licker n. someone who performs oral sex on the penis, usually a homosexual male. (Rude and derogatory.) One of the dicky-lickers started staring at me. dicky
dicky, dickey1. a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars 2. Indian an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc., usually at the rear MedicalSeebootFinancialSeeBootdicky
Synonyms for dickyadj weakSynonyms- weak
- poorly
- dodgy
- queer
- shaky
- unreliable
- sickly
- unsteady
- unsound
- iffy
- fluttery
Synonyms for dickynoun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seaterSynonyms- dickey
- dickey-seat
- dickie
- dickie-seat
- dicky-seat
Related Words- backseat
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- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- 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
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- impaired
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