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dicky heart

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  • dicky — adj. Faulty. [British informal] Syn: dickey. [WordNet 1.5] I ve got this dicky heart John le Carre …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dicky — dicky1 [dik′ē] n. pl. dickies alt. sp. of DICKEY1 dicky2 [dik′ē] adj. dickier, dickiest [late 18th c. Brit slang < ?] [Brit. Informal] diseased; unsound [a dicky heart] …   English World dictionary

  • 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 — I UK [ˈdɪkɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dicky : singular dicky plural dickies a false shirt front that a man can wear under a jacket II UK [ˈdɪkɪ] / US adjective Word forms dicky : adjective dicky comparative dickier superlative dickiest… …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • dicky —  1. Unwell, dicky heart Weak heart.  2. Detachable, starched shirt front.  3. Risky. Tricky …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • dicky — 1. noun a) A louse b) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. 2. adjective a) doubtful, troublesome He had a dicky heart. b) like a …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • dicky —    unwell    Rhyming slang on Uncle Dick, sick. Widely used to refer to our own indispositions; in others, it signifies a chronic state of ill health:     ... sent me home. Said I had a dicky heart. (Theroux, 1974) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • dicky — Adj. Unsound, likely to fail, unhealthy. Also spelt dickey and dickie. E.g. You can t seriously expect me to lift that box when you know I ve got a dicky heart …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Dicky Zulkarnaen — Born Iskandar Zulkarnaen October 12, 1939 Batavia …   Wikipedia

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