"dickey" meaning in English

See dickey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dickey.wav [US] Forms: dickier [comparative], dickiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: From dick + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dick|ey}} dick + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} dickey (comparative dickier, superlative dickiest)
  1. Alternative form of dicky (“doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dicky (extra: doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition)
    Sense id: en-dickey-en-adj-PBI77pUr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey: 80 20

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dickey.wav [US] Forms: dickeys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: From dick + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dick|ey}} dick + -ey Head templates: {{en-noun}} dickey (plural dickeys)
  1. Alternative form of dicky Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dicky
    Sense id: en-dickey-en-noun--BQHDCrh

Inflected forms

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