Dickey
/ˈdɪki/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of dicky. alt-of, alternative
"...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."
- 2 a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt wordnet
- 3 a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of dicky (“doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition”). alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 (British informal) faulty wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 3 A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
Example
More examples"...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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Dickey.
Etymology 2
Unknown; see the main entry.
Etymology 3
From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey.