dickey

• Adjetivo do inglês britânico, geralmente arcaico, que significa 'excelente' ou 'de primeira qualidade'; também pode nomear um pequeno assento dobrável na parte traseira de um carro, chamado de 'dickey seat'.

An old-fashioned slang term meaning 'fine' or 'excellent', now rarely used in modern English.

1. Faulty or unreliableC1informalbritish

   Describes something that is not working properly or is likely to fail.

   Defeituoso ou não confiável

   • The car's engine has been a bit dickey lately.
   • I wouldn't trust that old ladder; it looks dickey.
   • The connection on this phone is dickey.

   Sinônimosdefectivedubiousfaultyflimsyprecariousshakyunreliableunsound

   Antônimosdependablereliablesoundstabletrustworthy

• Substantivo com dois sentidos: 1) pequeno assento, muitas vezes dobrável, na parte traseira de um carro antigo de dois lugares; 2) peitilho removível, frequentemente engomado, usado por homens para simular a frente de uma camisa.

A noun with two meanings: 1) a small, often folding, third seat at the back of an old-fashioned two-seater car; 2) a detachable, often starched, insert worn by men to simulate the front of a shirt.

1. Small rear seatC1formalbritish

   A small, often foldable third seat located at the back of an old-fashioned two-seater car or carriage.

   Assento rebatível

   • The children squeezed into the dickey for a short ride around the estate.
   • Vintage cars often feature a dickey for extra passengers.
   • He opened the dickey to let his friend sit behind.

   Sinônimosdickierumble seat

2. Detachable shirt frontC1formalbritish

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

   Peitilho

   • He wore a dickey under his tuxedo for the formal event.
   • The dickey was starched to perfection for the wedding.
   • In the 19th century, a dickey was a practical alternative to a full shirt.

   Sinônimosdickie