dickie
/ˈdɪki/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
2.n.a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
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dickie and dicky are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. dickie means “a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater”. dicky means “a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater”.
/ˈdɪki/
1.n.a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
2.n.a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
/ˈdɪki/
| dickie | dicky | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪki/ | /ˈdɪki/ |
| Said | DIK-ee | DIK-ee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | dickey, dicky, dickey-seat | dickey, dickie, dickey-seat |
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1.n.a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
2.n.a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
3.adj.(British informal) faulty
“I've got this dicky heart”