Dickies
- proper noun
- Everyone in town knows the Dickies for their annual Halloween party.
Examples
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At family gatherings, the Dickies always bring delicious food and laughter.
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Oh my goodness, you have Dickie's face.
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- Oh, I wore the Dickies.
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And I think Dickie was was kind of taking that philosophy.
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Now, Dickie does not think that he's just playing with ideas here.
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You know, whether it was a Rick and Dickie white story or, you know, the Gridiron gang, that's one that we had.
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And again, and not uncommon psychopathic play, he ended up assuming Dickie Greenleaf's character, his name.
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The Dickies have been known for their community service and generosity.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dickies = Dickie (transparent) = Dickie + s
The form is the regular plural used to refer collectively to members of the Dickie family.
Etymology
The word Dickies can also mean the members of the family with the last name Dickie, because English adds 's' to a surname to talk about the whole family. So 'the Dickies' simply means that family together.