~ 1
(also dickey )
■ noun ( plural dickies or dickeys )
1》 informal a false shirt front.
2》 chiefly Brit. a folding outside seat at the back of some early cars.
↘a driver's seat in a carriage.
3》 Indian the boot of a car.
Origin
C18 (denoting a petticoat): each sense prob. has a different origin; perh. partly from Dicky , familiar form of Richard .
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~ 2
■ adjective ( dickier , dickiest ) Brit. informal not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably.
Origin
C18: perh. from the given name Dick , in the old saying as queer as Dick's hatband .