variants
or dicky
or less commonly dickie
plural dickeys or dickies
1
: any of various articles of clothing: such as
a
: a detachable or separate 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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There will be an assortment of fall 2025 and resort 2026 ready to-wear, including four exclusive versions spanning a dress in gold foil fil coupé fabric and the bestselling Bankes dickey jacket offered in a light russet colorway.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
The brand, known for its versatile styling and layering of blazers and dickeys, plus jeans, shoes and accessories, has built a reputation as a contemporary fashion label that can dress the modern working woman.
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Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
30 June 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.
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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.
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Irina Grechko,
refinery29.com,
10 Aug. 2023
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.
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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.
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Talia Abbas,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2021
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
The brand, known for its versatile styling and layering of blazers and dickeys, plus jeans, shoes and accessories, has built a reputation as a contemporary fashion label that can dress the modern working woman.
—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
30 June 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
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
Cite this Entry
“Dickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dickey. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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