| 词汇 | dickey |
| 释义 | dickey Ⅰ 1. adjective 1 of plans or things, tricky, risky, 'dicey'. Also spelt 'dischy' UK, 1984. 2 foolish NEW ZEALAND, 1998⇨ See: UNCLE DICK 2. noun (of clothing, in the Canadian north) a top covering. The word comes from Eskimo attike (a covering) CANADA, 1952 Ⅱ ⇨ Uncle Dick; dickey; dickie adjective sick. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 (not) a dicky bird(Not) anthing at all. We've had him detained for four hours, but he won't say a dicky bird to us about his involvement in the robbery. We heard not a dicky-bird out of the kids all night—they were quiet as can be. not a dicky birdnot a word; nothing at all. informalDicky bird is rhyming slang for ‘word’. 1988 Glenn Patterson Burning Your Own Sammy put his ear to where he thought its heart ought to be: not a dickybird. |
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