Dick
Pronunciation
- enPR: dÄk, IPA: /dɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Origin 1
Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean 'everyman', from which the word acquired other meanings.
Full definition of dick
Noun
dick
(countable and uncountable; plural dicks)- (countable, obsolete) A male person.
- (countable, British, US, vulgar, slang) The penis.He wore a condom over his dick.
- (uncountable, vulgar, slang) Penises in general.Sorry, girls, I suck dick.
- (countable, British, US, vulgar, slang, pejorative) A highly contemptible person.That person is such a dick.
- (uncountable, US, Canada, vulgar, slang) absolutely nothing.Last weekend I did dick.
Hypernyms
Synonyms
- (penis) See
- (contemptible person) dickhead
Derived terms
Verb
- (slang, vulgar) To mistreat or take advantage of somebody (with around).Dude, don't let them dick you around like that!
- (slang, vulgar) To waste time, to goof off (with around).Quit dicking around and get to work!
- (slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.
- 1996, Clarence Major, Dirty bird blues"Listen, this old gal we going to see probably don't like liquor and drinking, so be cool. I'm just gon borrow a few bucks off her. I ain't never dicked her or nothing."
Origin 2
A shortening and alteration of de(t)ec(tive).
Derived terms
Origin 3
A shortening and alteration of dec(laration).
Noun
dick
(plural dicks)- (obsolete) A declaration.
- 1875: Mrs. George Croft Huddleston, Bluebell"He seems to set a deal of store by her, though. There's some young 'ooman at home, where she lives, I'd take my dying dick."
Origin 4
From numerals.