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dickey

/ˈdɪki/

dickey is the alternative form of dicky.

Meaning of dicky

Noun

dicky (plural dickies)

  1. (colloquial) A louse.
  2. (Cockney, slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
  3. (slang) A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
    Synonyms:
    tommy
  4. (dated, slang) A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
  5. (dated) A seat behind a carriage or early motor car, for a servant.
    • ...and she was just in time to see Mr. Boyne Sillery hand her aunt into a carriage, jump in himself, when it drove off with a rapidity which scarcely allowed her to observe that a large imperial was on the top, and her aunt's servant, with a huge bandbox, on the dickey.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 134–135
  6. (dated) A seat in a carriage, for the driver.

See all 19 meanings of dicky

Proper noun capitalized: Dickey

Dickey

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.

Forms of dickey

Noun
pluraldickeys
Adjective
comparativedickier
superlativedickiest
Proper noun
alternative formDickie
alternative formDicky

Origin of dickey

From Dickey.

Unknown; see the main entry.

From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey.

Words formed from dickey

Phrases with dickey

Words that rhyme with dickey

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Questions about dickey

What does dickey mean?
Dickey means a diminutive of the male given name Richard.
What is dickey the alternative form of?
Dickey is the alternative form of dicky.
What part of speech is dickey?
Dickey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dickey?
Dickey is pronounced /ˈdɪki/.

Words near dickey in the dictionary

  1. dickerods
  2. dickers
  3. Dickerson
  4. dickery
  5. Dickeson
  6. dickey
  7. Dickey County
  8. Dickey Sam
  9. Dickey Sams
  10. dickey-bird
  11. dickey-birds

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