dicky1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪki/
(also dickey)

noun (plural dickies or dickeys)

informal
  • 1a false shirt front.
  • 2 dated, chiefly British a folding outside seat at the back of a vehicle.
  • historical a driver’s seat in a carriage.
  • 3Indian the boot of a car.

Origin:

mid 18th century (denoting a petticoat): each sense probably has different origins; perhaps partly from Dicky, pet form of the given name Richard