dickey

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English

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Etymology

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From dick +‎ -ey.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪki

Noun

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dickey (plural dickeys)

  1. Alternative form of dicky
    • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, [], →OCLC, pages 134–135:
      ...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.

Adjective

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dickey (comparative dickier, superlative dickiest)

  1. Alternative form of dicky (doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition)