What does Dicky mean slang?

dicky (comparative dickier, superlative dickiest) (informal, vulgar) like a dick, foolish or obnoxious.

What does Dicky Bird mean in Cockney?

‘Dicky-birds’ became established as a Cockney Rhyming Slang term for ‘words’, in the mid 20th century. The first record of it in print is in the 1932 ‘P. P.’ Rhyming Slang: ” Word… Dicky bird.”

Where does the term Dicky come from?

Etymologically, the word dickey is from Cockney rhyming slang, wherein dicky dirt denotes a shirt.

What is a dicky ticker?

The undertaker’s catchphrase is “Swiftly and with style”, while announcing his services. In addition, he also has a “dicky ticker”, which comes on every time something stressful (or arousing) happens, and also suffers from the less publicised “tricky truss”.

What does the expression bird mean?

A well a bird, bird, b-bird’s the word.” Bird has carried many slang connotations throughout its history, from “prostitute” to “the middle finger.” In the context of the song, and in subsequent contexts, bird is the word characterizes something as good, cool, or new and revolutionary.

What is a carpet in money slang?

carpet = three pounds (£3) or three hundred pounds (£300), or sometimes thirty pounds (£30).

What does bottled mean in British slang?

If you say that someone has bottled it, you mean that they have lost their courage at the last moment and have not done something they intended to do. [British, informal] He was scheduled to appear on the TV show, but bottled it at the last minute.

What does not having a leg to stand on mean?

Definition of not have a leg to stand on : to have no support for what one thinks, says, or does He claims that the company cheated him, but without evidence of a written agreement, he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

What is a pony in English slang?

In Cockney slang “pony” means 25 £ which is “25 pounds sterling” or just “25 pounds” in common British usage.