dickie

• Sustantivo con dos significados diferentes: un asiento pequeño, a menudo abatible, situado en la parte trasera de un automóvil antiguo de dos plazas; o una pechera postiza masculina, a menudo almidonada, que imita la parte delantera de una camisa.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a small, often fold-down third seat located in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater car; or a man's detachable, often starched insert worn to simulate the front of a shirt.

1. Detachable shirt frontC1formalbritish

   A man's detachable insert, often starched, worn to simulate the front of a shirt, typically under a jacket or vest.

   Pecho postizo

   • He wore a dickie under his tuxedo to save on laundry.
   • The old gentleman's dickie was perfectly starched and white.
   • In the 19th century, a dickie was a practical alternative to a full shirt.

   Sinónimosdickey

2. Small rear seatC1informalamerican

   A small, often foldable third seat located in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater car, also known as a rumble seat.

   Asiento trasero plegable

   • The children loved riding in the dickie of the vintage roadster.
   • He folded down the dickie to give his friends a ride.
   • The old Ford had a dickie that could fit two small passengers.

   Sinónimosdickey-seatdicky-seatrumble seat