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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "dickey" in the senses shown in 2) and 3).
dicky(
dih
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ki
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (unwell) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. fastidiado (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The player collapsed on the pitch from a dicky heart.El jugador sufrió un colapso en el campo a causa de tener el corazón fastidiado.
b. pachucho (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I've got a bit of a dicky tummy.Estoy con el estómago algo pachucho.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (bow tie) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la corbata de moño (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
All the men turned up in dickies.Todos los hombres llegaron vestidos con corbatas de moño.
b. la pajarita (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
You're not wearing a dicky tonight, are you?No piensas llevar pajarita esta noche, ¿o sí?
3. (colloquial) (clothing) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la pechera postiza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are few occasions these days when you would wear a dicky.Hay pocas ocasiones hoy en día para llevar pechera postiza.
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