dicky
Detachable chest panel
Dicky has several informal meanings, most common in British English.
A dicky is a false shirt front worn under a jacket, or a small additional seat at the back of a vehicle.
As an adjective, dicky means in poor condition or unreliable: My heart's been a bit dicky lately.
Also spelled dickey.
External fold-out car bench
- rear seatVehicle's back bench
- folding seatChair that collapses flat
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- vintage carOld automobile, now collectible
roadster · chauffeur · passenger · boot · trunk · carriage · coach seat · backseat
Misleading outward appearance
- detachable collarUnfastened shirt neckband
- bibMealtime chest covering
- tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
- formal wearElegant occasion clothing
waistcoat · bow tie · evening dress · insert · starched · studs · dress shirt · layering
rumble seat
External fold-out car bench
- rear seatVehicle's back bench
- folding seatChair that collapses flat
- convertibleCar with folding roof
vintage car · roadster · chauffeur · passenger · boot · trunk · carriage · coach seat · backseat · open-air
false front
Misleading outward appearance
- detachable collarUnfastened shirt neckband
- bibMealtime chest covering
- tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
formal wear · waistcoat · bow tie · evening dress · insert · starched · studs · dress shirt · layering · mock neck
sparrow
Small brown urban bird
budgie · canary · cockney · rhyming slang · word · silence · hush · chirp · aviary · birdcage
- Indianismsbhai, namaste, chai, daal, dal
- Norfolk dialect
- Cockney slangapples and pears, boat race, mince pies, porky pies, rhyming slang
dickyreliable
Consistently performing as expected
sound · dependable · robust · solid · trustworthy
- Moby DickFictional white sperm whale
- dicky birdChild's word for bird
- dick moveInconsiderate harmful action
- dick picsPhotographs of male genitalia
- Dick Van Dyke
- Tom, Dick and HarryAny ordinary person