variants
or dicky
or less commonly dickie
plural dickeys or dickies
1
: any of various articles of clothing: such as
a
: a man's separate or detachable shirtfront
b
: a small fabric insert worn to fill in the neckline
2
chiefly British
a
: the driver's seat in a carriage
b
: a seat at the back of a carriage or automobile
Examples of dickey in a Sentence
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Last year, the NFL tapped Kyle Smith to be its first ever fashion editor, and released a limited edition dickey jacket collection in partnership with luxury women’s apparel brand, Veronica Beard.
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Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The brand’s best-selling dickey jackets have been long coveted by A-listers like Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bündchen and Sarah Jessica Parker.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
To test how truly versatile the Dickey Jacket is, three Refinery29 editors set out to test the blazers, using the dickeys to transition them from summer to fall looks, for both day and night.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2023
With both the blazers (which go from size 00 to 24) and the dickeys updated for every collection and for every occasion, the styling capabilities are endless, which might explain the jacket's celebrity following featuring names like Kerry Washington, Amal Clooney, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2023
Seen on the runways at Miu Miu and The Row, these knit accessories have the warming benefits of a dickey (thanks to its neck and/or chest additions) and the coverage of a winter hat, without the hair static-inducing tightness of a beanie or the intensity of a full face balaclava.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2022
Laughing, always laughing—at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey.
—Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
Style creators on TikTok are single-handedly causing specific clothing items and accessories to sell out on Amazon—most notably gold hoops, claw clips, and dickey collars.
—Talia Abbas, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2021
This isn’t the dickey’s first moment in the fashion spotlight.
—Emily Ruane, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2021
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Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The brand’s best-selling dickey jackets have been long coveted by A-listers like Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bündchen and Sarah Jessica Parker.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
To test how truly versatile the Dickey Jacket is, three Refinery29 editors set out to test the blazers, using the dickeys to transition them from summer to fall looks, for both day and night.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2023
With both the blazers (which go from size 00 to 24) and the dickeys updated for every collection and for every occasion, the styling capabilities are endless, which might explain the jacket's celebrity following featuring names like Kerry Washington, Amal Clooney, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2023
Seen on the runways at Miu Miu and The Row, these knit accessories have the warming benefits of a dickey (thanks to its neck and/or chest additions) and the coverage of a winter hat, without the hair static-inducing tightness of a beanie or the intensity of a full face balaclava.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2022
Laughing, always laughing—at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey.
—Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
Style creators on TikTok are single-handedly causing specific clothing items and accessories to sell out on Amazon—most notably gold hoops, claw clips, and dickey collars.
—Talia Abbas, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2021
This isn’t the dickey’s first moment in the fashion spotlight.
—Emily Ruane, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2021
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“Dickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dickey. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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dickey
noun
dick·ey
variants
or dicky
plural dickeys or dickies
1
: any of various articles of clothing: as
a
: a separate or detachable front of a shirt
b
: a small cloth insert worn to fill in the neckline
2
: a small bird
Biographical Definition
Dickey
biographical name
Dick·ey
ˈdi-kē 
James Lafayette 1923–1997 American poet, novelist, and critic
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