Dick's hatband

Etymology

 * theories include reference to some local figure named or ; to  (cf.  and ); and to.

Noun

 * 1)   extremely
 * 2) * 1796, Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. "Dick":
 * I am as queer as Dick's hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don't know what ails me.
 * I am as queer as Dick's hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don't know what ails me.

Synonyms

 * See Category:English intensifiers