in the reign of Queen Dick

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in the reign of Queen Dick

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Since Dick is a man's name, it would never be borne by a queen.

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  1. UK, idiomatic when pigs fly; never

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"in the reign of Queen Dick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20reign%20of%20queen%20dick. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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in the reign of Queen Dick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20reign%20of%20queen%20dick

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"in the reign of Queen Dick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20reign%20of%20queen%20dick.

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@misc{in_the_reign_of_queen_dick_2026,
  title = {in the reign of Queen Dick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20reign%20of%20queen%20dick},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}