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dicky

An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.

Etymology:

  • From dick + -y.
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Oh, she landed at Heathrow all right, like you said, but since then your Miss Ranelagh seems to have vanished as effectively as my overdue promotion. Not used her credit card, her Internet account, her mobile phone. Nothing. Not a dicky.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

Additional definitions for 'dicky':

dickyA louse.
dickyDicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
dickyA detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
dickyA hat, especially a stiff hat or derby, and a straw hat.
dickyA seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
dickyA seat in a carriage, for the driver.
dickyThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
dickyA small bird; a dicky-bird.
dickyA pilot.
dickyA hedge sparrow.
dickyA donkey.
dickyA haddock.
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