dicky-bird
11dicky bird — noun see dickey bird …
12not hear a dicky bird — informal phrase to not hear any noise or any news about someone Thesaurus: to be or to not be in contact with someonesynonym silent and silencesynonym Main entry: dicky bird * * * not say, hear, etc. a dicky bird …
13not say a dicky bird — not say, hear, etc. a dicky bird idiom (BrE, informal) to say, hear, etc. nothing • He won t say a dicky bird, but we think he knows who did it. Main entry: ↑dicky birdidiom …
14not a dicky bird — (Slang) nothing at all, absolutely nothing (e.g.: Tom, have you heard from Susan lately? not a dicky bird ) …
15not a dicky bird — not a word; nothing at all. → dicky bird …
16dicky — 1. n. (also dickey) (pl. ies or eys) colloq. 1 a false shirt front. 2 (in full dicky bird) a child s word for a little bird. 3 Brit. a driver s seat in a carriage. 4 Brit. an extra folding seat at the back of a vehicle. 5 (in full dicky bow) Brit …
17dicky — detached shirt front, 1811; a small bird, 1851; dim. of dick, but the applications are obscure in both cases …
18not hear a dicky bird — informal to not hear any noise or any news about someone …
19watch the dicky bird — Look into the lens of the camera. (Expression used when photographing people.) …
20Dicky — Dickey Dick ey, Dicky Dick y, n. 1. 1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled {dickie}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A gentleman s shirt collar. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] 3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw… …
