dickie

noun, plural dick·eys.

an article of clothing made to look like the front or collar of a shirt, blouse, vest, etc., worn as a separate piece under another garment, as a jacket or dress. Compare vest ( def 2 ), vestee.

a detachable linen shirt collar.

a bib or pinafore worn by a child.

a small bird.

a donkey, especially a male.

an outside seat on a carriage.

British, rumble seat ( def 1 ).

Also, dicky, dick·ie.

Origin:
1745–55; generic use of Dicky, diminutive of Dick, proper name

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dicky or dickey¹ (ˈdɪkɪ)

—n , pl dickies, dickeys
1.	a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress
2.	a man's false shirt front, esp one worn with full evening dress
3.	(Brit) Also called: dicky bow a bow tie
4.	chiefly (Brit) an informal name for a donkey, esp a male one
5.	dickybird, Also called: dickeybird a child's word for a bird, esp a small one
6.	US and Canadian name: rumble seat a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars
7.	(Indian) Also called: boot an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear

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

dickey or dickey¹

—n

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

dicky or dickey² (ˈdɪkɪ)

—*adj* , dickier, dickiest
	informal (Brit) in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliable: I feel a bit dicky today

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

dickey or dickey²

—*adj*

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

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