dickie
9.9
A small fold-out seat at the back of an old two-seat car
- noun
- Archaic
:
asiento plegable
Synonyms
jump seat
vsdickie
2
5.3
A small folding seat in a vehicle used for extra passengers
is specific to old two-seater rear seats rather than general occasional seats
1
9.9
An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
highlights that this seat is external and exposed rather than folding into bodywork
9.9
A small fold-out seat at the back of an old two-seat car
focuses on the seat folding out from the bodywork rather than general use
9.9
A small folding seat at the back of an old two-seater car
is the same seat but described without saying it is open to weather
9.9
A small extra folding seat at the back of a two-seat car often open to the weather
describes the seat folding from the bodywork without stressing it is exposed
How Exposed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dickie (car seat) probably comes from old informal English where the ending -ie makes something sound 'small' or 'extra', like in 'doggie'. So a dickie is a little fold-out 'extra' seat at the back of a car.