"dicky-bird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dicky-birds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dicky-bird (plural dicky-birds)
  1. (hypocoristic) A small bird. Tags: familiar
    Sense id: en-dicky-bird-en-noun-JSEX4mmU
  2. (British, informal, from Cockney rhyming slang, used especially in negative constructions) A word; a brief chat. Tags: British, informal Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-dicky-bird-en-noun-U8Ga9ptF Disambiguation of Birds: 36 48 10 5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 58 35 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 72 20 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 70 24 3
  3. (British, informal) A small thing. Tags: British, informal
    Sense id: en-dicky-bird-en-noun-R~MYZfxj Categories (other): British English
  4. A colloquial word for penis.
    Sense id: en-dicky-bird-en-noun-r3lszMK0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dickey-bird, dicky bird, dickybird, dickie bird

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