dicky
English
/ˈdɪki/
noun
Definitions
- (colloquial) A louse.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
- A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
- (slang) A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
- (dated) A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
- (dated) A seat in a carriage, for the driver.
- (India) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
- (historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.
- A small bird; a dicky-bird.
- (idiomatic) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
- (UK) A pilot.
- (UK) A hedge sparrow.
- (UK) A donkey.
- A haddock.
Etymology
Affix from English dick (penis, detective) derived from Dutch, Flemish dek (deck, plane, surface, a cover).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
dek
Gloss
deck, plane, surface, a cover
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boydick English
- cheesedick English
- coon-dick English
- deck English
- dick English
- dick smoker English
- dickache English
- dickass English
- dickbag English
- dickbait English
- dickbrain English
- dickbreath English
- dickcheese English
- dickery English
- dickface English
- dickfest English
- dickflesh English
- dickfuck English
- dickfucker English
- dickgirl English
- dickhead English
- dickheaded English
- dickhole English
- dickish English
- dickitude English
- dickless English
- dicklet English
- dicklicker English
- dicklike English
- dickling English
- dickly English
- dicknut English
- dickologist English
- dickology English
- dickpic English
- dickride English
- dickrider English
- dicksack English
- dickshit English
- dicksicle English
- dickslap English
- dicksplash English
- dicksplat English
- dickster English
- dicksucker English
- dicksucking English
- dicktard English
- dickwad English
- dickweasel English
- dickwit English
- donkeydick English
- girldick English
- horsedick English
- limpdick English
- microdick English
- niggerdick English
- pindick English
- shitdick English
- superdick English
- Deck German
- achterdek Dutch, Flemish
- anderhalfdekker Dutch, Flemish
- campagnedek Dutch, Flemish
- dek Dutch, Flemish
- deklast Dutch, Flemish
- driedekker Dutch, Flemish
- dubbeldekker Dutch, Flemish
- eendekker Dutch, Flemish
- halfdek Dutch, Flemish
- panoramadek Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwdek Dutch, Flemish
- tweedekker Dutch, Flemish
- vliegdek Dutch, Flemish
- voordek Dutch, Flemish
- wegdek Dutch, Flemish
- wolkendek Dutch, Flemish
- zonnedek Dutch, Flemish
- dek Indonesian
- dec Middle Dutch
- deck
- dick
- dickly
- dickbag
- dickwit
- boydick
- dickish
- dickpic
- dicknut
- dickery
- pindick
- dickwad
- dickass
- dicklet
- dickster
- dicksack
- dickgirl
- dickslap
- shitdick
- dickbait
- dickless
- dickface
- dickride
- limpdick
- dicktard
- dickling
- dickhole
- dickhead
- dickfuck
- dickache
- girldick
- dickfest
- dickshit
- dicklike
- dicksplat
- dickology
- microdick
- dicksicle
- coon-dick
- horsedick
- dickitude
- dickbrain
- dickflesh
- superdick
- dickrider
- dicksplash
- dicklicker
- dicksucker
- dickheaded
- niggerdick
- dickfucker
- dickbreath
- donkeydick
- dickcheese
- cheesedick
- dickweasel
- dickologist
- dick smoker
- dicksucking