Can anyone tell me the origins of the word Dickie Bow ??

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2007-03-15 07:33:48 · 2 answers · asked by whatnoshed 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

First recorded use:
1977 Sounds 9 July 34/4 He's even in a dickie bow and tuxedo, for Chrissakes!

2007-03-15 10:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by distant_foe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

"Dickie dirt" is the Cockney rhyming slang for "shirt" and it has been suggested that "dickie bow" may have originated in that connection.

2007-03-15 07:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋