noun
Street Slang
dickie bird
DIK-ee-BURD · noun · informal
Word — 'not a dickie bird'.
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'word', chiefly in 'not a dickie bird' (not a word).
“I asked him what happened but he didn't say a dickie bird.”
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dickie bird In A Sentence
I asked him what happened but he didn't say a dickie bird.
Origin & Usage
'Bird' rhymes with 'word'; 'dickie bird' is also a children's term for a small bird.
People Also Ask
What does "dickie bird" mean in Cockney slang?
It's rhyming slang for word, used mainly in the phrase "not a dickie bird," meaning not a word.
Why does "dickie bird" mean word?
"Bird" rhymes with "word"; "dickie bird" is also a children's nickname for a small bird, which keeps the phrase memorable.
How do you use "not a dickie bird"?
Use it when someone says nothing at all, e.g. "he didn't say a dickie bird."
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