"in the reign of Queen Dick" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-in the reign of Queen Dick.ogg
Etymology: Since Dick is a man's name, it would never be borne by a queen. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in the reign of Queen Dick}} in the reign of Queen Dick, {{en-PP|in the reign of Queen Dick}} in the reign of Queen Dick
  1. (idiomatic, UK) when pigs fly; never Tags: UK, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_the_reign_of_Queen_Dick-en-prep_phrase-UR1bJpbT Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "when pigs fly; never"
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