dicky
pronunciation
How to pronounce dicky in British English: UK [ˈdɪki]
How to pronounce dicky in American English: US ['dɪkɪ]
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- Noun:
- a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
- a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
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- Adjective:
- (British informal) faulty
Word Origin
- dicky (n.)
- "detached shirt front," 1811; "a small bird," 1851; diminutive of dick, but the applications are obscure in both cases.
Example
- 1. Is this your house , dicky ?
- 2. Dicky chow.what are those shoes you 're wearing ?
- 3. Why does dicky want to buy the toy .
- 4. Is dicky well-behaved at school ?
- 5. It 's all dicky with him .