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a dicky ticker

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  • dicky — I. /ˈdɪki / (say dikee) noun (plural dickies) 1. a detachable shirt front, or blouse front. 2. a pinafore or apron. 3. a donkey, especially a male. 4. Also, dicky seat. a small additional seat at the outside or back of a vehicle; rumble seat.… …  

  • dicky — adj British shaky, insecure, faulty. A colloquialism whose origin is obscure but which dates back at least 150 years. Its original meaning of ill survives in the modern phrase a dicky heart . ► Oh, my dicky ticker! (Catchphrase from Allo Allo!,… …   Contemporary slang

  • Ticker — 1. watch; 2. heart: He s got a dicky ticker ; 3. courage; bravery; guts: You don t have the ticker to face him …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • ticker — Australian Slang 1. watch; 2. heart: He s got a dicky ticker ; 3. courage; bravery; guts: You don t have the ticker to face him …   English dialects glossary

  • ticker — n one s heart. Ticker was first slang for a clock or fob watch then, by analogy, the heart. ► Oh my dicky ticker! (Catchphrase from the British TV come dy, Alio Alio!) …   Contemporary slang

  • dicky — dick|y1 [ˈdıki] adj BrE old fashioned [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Origin unknown] weak, and likely to break or not work properly dicky heart/ticker (=a heart that is weak and not very healthy) dicky 2 dicky2 dickey n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin:… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dicky (dickey) — 1 adjective BrE informal weak, and likely to break or not work properly: dicky heart/ticker (=a heart that is weak and not very healthy) 2 noun (C) a false shirt front sometimes worn by a man under a jacket …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 'Allo 'Allo! (series 5) — This article contains episode listings for the fifth series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains twenty six episodes which first aired between 3 September 1988 and 25 February 1989. Series 5 is longer than any of the other …   Wikipedia

  • 'Allo 'Allo! — intertitle of Puddings Can Go Off Format Sitcom Created by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft …   Wikipedia

  • 'Allo 'Allo! (series 4) — This article contains episode summaries for the fourth series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains six episodes which first aired between 7 November and 12 December 1987. Series 4 marks the last regular appearance of Sam… …   Wikipedia

  • Dickie — 1. n (in children s speech) penis; adj 2. unsteady, shaky; in bad health; in poor condition: a dicky ticker ; a dicky knee ; 3. difficult; untenable: a dicky position (origin unknown; not originally rude, and thus not related to the much later… …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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