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dickybird

 noun
     
Related topics: Birds
dick‧y‧bird [countable] British English informal
1HBB a small bird - used by or when speaking to children
2

not hear a dickybird

to not hear any news about someone or something:
'Have you heard from them since they moved?' 'No, not a dickybird.'
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