Dicky-bird

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small bird. familiar

    "The Swan and the Dickey-bird: A Fable."

  2. 2
    small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds wordnet
  3. 3
    A word; a brief chat. British, informal

    "We've not heard a dicky-bird about anything relating to his birthday."

  4. 4
    A small thing. British, informal

    "I peeked into the cellar but there was nothing there. Not a dicky-bird."

Synonyms

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bagatelledickey-birddickeybirddickybirddotdrop in the bucket

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"The Swan and the Dickey-bird: A Fable."

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