noun
- detachable shirt fronts or false fronts worn to give the appearance of wearing a full shirt under a sweater or jacket
Usage: plural form; clothing accessory
Examples
- She wore dickies under her sweater to create a layered look.
- The formal dickies gave the appearance of a dress shirt without the bulk.
- Many students in the 1950s wore dickies as an affordable fashion option.
- The white dickies contrasted nicely with her dark cardigan.
- He preferred dickies to full shirts when wearing tight-fitting sweaters.