dickie

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/ˈdɪki/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Dick, a short form of the male given name Richard.

Similar
dickeydickydickey-seatdickie-seatdicky-seatshirtfront
OriginEnglish Dick ← Middle English Rycharde ← Old French Richard →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

dickie1

noundickie (plural dickies)

plural dickies · alternative dicky · alternative dickey

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dicky.

Dickie2

proper noun

alternative Dickey · alternative Dicky

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Dick, a short form of the male given name Richard.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

Similar
dickeydickydickey-seatdickie-seatdicky-seat
Broader
backseat

nouna man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

Similar
dickeydickyshirtfront
Broader
insertinset
Also see
dickeydickyshirtfront

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  3. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  4. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rīk
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*hardu
  9. Proto-West Germanic*Rīkuhardu
  10. Old High GermanRihhart
  11. Middle High GermanRihard
  12. Medieval LatinRichardus
  13. Old FrenchRichard
  14. Middle EnglishRycharde
  15. EnglishRichard
  16. EnglishRick
  17. EnglishDick
  18. EnglishDickie

From Dick + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dickie

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Cite this entry
APA

dickie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickie

MLA

“dickie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dickie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickie.

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