dicky

[ dik-ee ]

/ ˈdɪk i /

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noun, plural dick·ies.

a variant of dickey¹.

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How to use dicky in a sentence

Duane and Dicky lope backstage afterwards to “do some sniff,” as Dicky terms it.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Duane grabs a towel and mops his streaming face while Dicky spoons out the coke.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dicky Betts, alternate lead guitar to Duane, whiles away the flight swapping comic books with the bassist, Berry Oakley.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the time Dicky Betts thunderballs into his solo jam on “Elizabeth Reed,” people are standing on their chairs, yodeling cheers.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then Dicky shows up, looking for a maxi-length white leather dress for his Indian lady friend.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"So ye'll just be by yoursel' the morn, unless they put Dicky Tamson owre aside you," he added viciously.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
"I dinna want Dicky Tamson aside me," she said with some heat, and a hint of anxiety in her voice, which pleased him a little.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
Jerry is white with pink eyes, Billy is gray with black eyes, and Dicky and Bessie are black with blue eyes.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
The ladies looked at one another, and Miss Bessy Dicky's reading was unheard.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Bessy Dicky shed tears when talking to Mrs. Sturtevant about the disappearance of the baby.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for dicky (1 of 2)

dicky¹

dickey

/ (ˈdɪkɪ) /

noun plural dickies or dickeys

a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress

a man's false shirt front, esp one worn with full evening dress

Also called: dicky bow British a bow tie

mainly British an informal name for a donkey, esp a male one

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 carsUS and Canadian name: rumble seat

Also called: boot Indian an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear

Word Origin for dicky

C18 (in the senses: donkey, shirt front): from Dickey, diminutive of Dick (name); the relationship of the various senses is obscure

British Dictionary definitions for dicky (2 of 2)

dicky²

dickey

/ (ˈdɪkɪ) /

adjective dickier or dickiest

British informal in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliableI feel a bit dicky today

Word Origin for dicky

C18: perhaps from the name Dick in the phrase as queer as Dick's hatband feeling ill

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