Dicky (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirtplay

Synonyms:

dickey; dickie; dicky; shirtfront

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dicky" is a kind of...):

insert; inset (an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)

Holonyms ("dicky" is a part of...):

shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)

Derivation:

dicky ((British informal) faulty)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seaterplay

Synonyms:

dickey; dickey-seat; dickie; dickie-seat; dicky; dicky-seat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dicky" is a kind of...):

backseat (a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile))

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

II. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(British informal) faultyplay

Example:

I've got this dicky heart

Synonyms:

dickey; dicky

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

dicky (a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt)

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