(亦作dickey)
(pl. -ies 或-eys) informal <非正式>
1
- a false shirt front（只有前胸的）假衬衫。
2
- dated, chiefly Brit. a folding outside seat at the back of a vehicle〈旧, 主英〉（汽车车厢后的）露天折叠座位。
2.1
- historical, chiefly Brit. a driver's seat in a carriage〈史, 主英〉（马车的）车夫座位。
词源
mid 18th cent. (denoting a petticoat)： each sense probably having different origins; perhaps partly from Dicky, pet form of the given name Richard.
dickier, dickiest
Brit. informal (of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably〈英, 非正式〉（身体某部分）不结实的, 不健康的; （结构, 设备）功能不可靠的：a pianist with a dicky heart.
一位心脏有病的钢琴家。
词源
late 18th cent. （in the sense 'almost over'）： perhaps from the given name Dick, in the old saying as queer as Dick's hatband.