dickey
- noun
- /ˈdɪki/
- Archaic
:
asiento trasero
- Her grandfather reminisced about riding in the dickey as a boy.
Examples
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The old car has a dickey for extra passengers.
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The children argued over who would get to ride in the dickey during the parade.
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He proudly restored the vintage car, complete with its original dickey at the rear.
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He sat in the dickey while we drove around town.
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The children loved riding in the dickey of their grandfather's vintage car.
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On sunny days, we would all pile into the dickey for a fun drive to the beach.
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He folded down the dickey so there was more room for groceries in the car.
Synonyms
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1.0
A seat behind the front seats of a car where passengers sit
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An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
A small extra folding seat at the back of a two-seat car often open to the weather
A small fold-out seat at the back of an old two-seat car
A small fold-out seat at the back of an old two-seat car
Compounds
- Archaic
A small extra folding seat at the back of a two-seat car often open to the weather
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dickey for the small fold-out car seat comes from an old British use of dickey for a little, separate thing that folds away; picture a tiny extra seat folded on the back of an old car, and you see why it got this name.