Dick Whittingtons
Dick Whittingtons is the plural of Dick Whittington.
Meaning of Dick Whittington
Noun
Dick Whittington (plural Dick Whittingtons)
- Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects.
- "Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—"
"I should like it to be London."
"Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]1911, The Sunday at Home, page 194
- "Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—"
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- Dick Whittingtons is the plural of Dick Whittington.
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