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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•ey1 or dick•y /ˈdɪki/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -eys or -ies. - Clothinga garment that resembles the front or collar of a shirt, worn under a jacket or dress.
- Birdsa small bird.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•ey1 (dik′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eys. - Clothingan article of clothing made to look like the front or collar of a shirt, blouse, vest, etc., worn as a separate piece under another garment, as a jacket or dress. Cf. vest (def. 2), vestee.
- Clothinga detachable linen shirt collar.
- Clothinga bib or pinafore worn by a child.
- Birdsa small bird.
- Animal Husbandrya donkey, esp. a male.
- an outside seat on a carriage.
- [Brit.]See rumble seat (def. 1).
Also, dicky, dick′ie. - generic use of Dicky, diminutive of Dick, proper name 1745–55
- Slang Termsnot working properly;
faulty:I'm fed up with this dickey air conditioner.
- origin, originally uncertain 1805–15
- Biographical James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•y (dik′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. dick•ies. - Animal Husbandry, Birds, British Terms, Clothingdickey1.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rum′ble seat′, - Transport, AutomotiveAlso called,[Brit.,] dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
- FurnitureSee wagon seat.
- Slang Termsthe buttocks.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dicky, dickey /ˈdɪkɪ/ n ( pl dickies, dickeys)- a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress
- Also called: dicky bow Brit a bow tie
Also called: dickybird, dickeybird a child's word for a bird, esp a small one- a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars
Etymology: 18th Century (in the senses: donkey, shirt front): from Dickey, diminutive of Dick (name); the relationship of the various senses is obscure dicky, dickey /ˈdɪkɪ/ adj (dickier, dickiest)- Brit informal in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliable: I feel a bit dicky today
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from the name Dick in the phrase as queer as Dick's hatband feeling ill |