dicky bird
noun
- informal used by children to refer to a little bird〈非正式〉小鸟（儿童用语）。
- ORIGIN: late 18th cent.: probably from Dicky, pet form of the given name Richard.
短语
not a dicky bird
- not a word; nothing at all:无只言片语; 毫无：
'Did you hear from her?' 'Not a dicky bird.'
“她给你写信了吗？”“一个字都没有。”
ORIGIN: dicky bird being rhyming slang for 'word'.