Wiktionary
dicky-bird
n. 1 Endearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children. 2 (context idiomatic Northern England English) An insignificant sound or thing.
WordNet
dicky-bird
n. small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds [syn: dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird]
Usage examples of "dicky-bird".
I turned around to hit Maple and Syrup, Nottingham picked up the broken chair and smashed it down on the back of my head so that it was dicky-birds and bursting stars as I joined Hori Hura on the floor.
I turned around to hit Maple and Syrup, Nottingham picked up the broken chair and smashed it down on the back of my head so that it was dicky-birds and bursting stars as I joined Hori Hura on the floor.