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dickie

/ˈdɪki/

dickie 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: Dickie

Dickie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Dick, a short form of the male given name Richard.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Forms of dickie

Noun
pluraldickies
alternative formdicky
alternative formdickey
Proper noun
alternative formDickey
alternative formDicky

Origin of dickie

From Dick + -ie.

Phrases with dickie

Words that rhyme with dickie

18 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about dickie

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

Words near dickie in the dictionary

  1. dickheadish
  2. dickheads
  3. dickhole
  4. dickholes
  5. Dickian
  6. dickie
  7. dickie bird
  8. dickie birds
  9. dickie bow
  10. dickie bows
  11. dickied up

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