Meanings
- UKcolloquialuncountableAn upset stomach, mild indigestion, or feeling sick.
"Here we go," said Ford, pulling out a plastic lighter [...] "One puff or two?” "Not for me, thanks. Dicky tummy."
2009, Eoin Colfer, And Another Thing1 more example
"I'm going to have to give it a miss, I'm afraid, Mrs Tebbit," I said. "Bit of dicky tummy this morning." It was a conceit, but it was in a good cause.
2016, Mukherjee, Abir, A Rising Man, page 83Synonyms: dicky belly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn upset stomach, mild indigestion, or feeling sick.
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dicky tummy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicky%20tummy
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