Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dik-tee]
- /ˈdɪk ti/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dik-tee]
- /ˈdɪk ti/
Definitions of dickty word
- adjective dickty high-class or stylish. 1
- adjective dickty snobbish or haughty. 1
- noun dickty (African American Vernacular) An upper-class black. 0
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Origin of dickty
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; of obscure origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dickty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dickty popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dickty usage trend in Literature
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