As nouns the difference between dickey and dickery
is that dickey is a detachable shirt front, collar or bib while dickery is dickishness, dickish behavior.
As an adjective dickey
is in poor condition.
As a proper noun Dickey
is a diminutive=Richard given name.
dickey
English
Alternative forms
* dicky
* dickie
Noun
(
en noun)
A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
(carriage seat for a servant)
Adjective
(er)
(informal) In poor condition
dickery
English
Noun
(-)
Dickishness, dickish behavior.