English · Idiom Attested

tight as Dick's hatband

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Very tight, whether: — Very tight-fitting.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Rất vừa vặn

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Very tight, whether: — Very tight with money, very stingy.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Rất keo kiệt về tiền bạc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Topics: Dated

What does “tight as Dick's hatband” mean?

Very tight, whether: — Very tight-fitting.

Is “tight as Dick's hatband” formal or informal?

tight as Dick's hatband is generally colloquial, dated.

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