dicky

[dik-ee] /ˈdɪk i/
noun, plural dickies.
1.
dickey1 .
British Dictionary definitions for dicky

dicky1

/ˈdɪkɪ/
noun (pl) dickies, dickeys
1.
a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress
2.
a man's false shirt front, esp one worn with full evening dress
3.
(Brit) Also called dicky bow. a bow tie
4.
(mainly Brit) an informal name for a donkey, esp a male one
5.
Also called dickybird, dickeybird. a child's word for a bird, esp a small one
6.
a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars US and Canadian name rumble seat
7.
(Indian) Also called boot. an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
Word Origin
C18 (in the senses: donkey, shirt front): from Dickey, diminutive of Dick (name); the relationship of the various senses is obscure

dicky2

/ˈdɪkɪ/
adjective dickier, dickiest
1.
(Brit, informal) in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliable: I feel a bit dicky today
Word Origin
C18: perhaps from the name Dick in the phrase as queer as Dick's hatband feeling ill
Word Origin and History for dicky
n.

"detached shirt front," 1811; "a small bird," 1851; diminutive of dick, but the applications are obscure in both cases.