dickey

/'diki/ Cách viết khác : (dicky) /'diki/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt: A false shirt front, typically worn under a jacket or sweater to give the appearance of wearing a full shirt.
    • A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater car: A folding or auxiliary seat, often found in early automobiles, such as a rumble seat.

  2. Adjective (British informal):

    • Faulty, unsound, or not working properly: Used informally to describe something that is weak, unreliable, or in poor condition.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Shirt Insert):

    • He wore a dickey under his sweater to look formal without a full shirt.
    • The dickey was starched and perfectly white.

  • Noun (Car Seat):

    • The children loved riding in the dickey of the vintage roadster.
    • The car's dickey was exposed to the open air.

  • Adjective:

    • He's been off work with a dicky knee.
    • The engine sounds a bit dicky; we should get it checked.
Advanced Usage
  • "Dicky bird" (also "dickey bird"): A childish or affectionate term for a small bird. By extension, it can mean a word or sound (as in "not a dicky bird" meaning complete silence).
    • I haven't heard a dicky bird from them since they left.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dickey is also commonly spelled dicky.
  • Dicky-bird (noun): A small bird.
  • Dicky bow (noun, British informal): A bow tie.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Shirt Insert): False front, shirt front, bosom.
  • Noun (Car Seat): Rumble seat, jump seat.
  • Adjective: Unreliable, shaky, dodgy (British informal), defective.
Related Phrases
  • "On the dicky": This is not a standard phrasal verb. The adjective "dicky" is typically used attributively (e.g., a dicky heart, a dicky tummy).
Related Idioms
  • "Not say a dicky bird": To say nothing at all, to remain completely silent.
    • When I asked where he'd been, he didn't say a dicky bird.
Adjective
  1. (British informal) faulty
    • I've got this dicky heart- John le Carre
Noun
  1. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
  2. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

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