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dick.

A male person.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪk/

  1. A male person.

    countable · obsolete

  2. The penis.

    countable · informal · slang · uncountable · vulgar
    Don't pee over there! That woman could see your dick.
    Were you feeling lonely in bed? My dick feels ready to go!

  3. A contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.

    countable · derogatory · offensive · slang · vulgar
    That dude is such a dick.

  4. Absolutely nothing.

    Canada · US · slang · uncommon · uncountable · vulgar
    Last weekend I did dick.

  5. Sexual intercourse with a man.

    slang · uncountable · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rickder. English Dickder. English dick Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean everyman, whence the word acquired its other meanings.

verb/dɪk/

  1. To mistreat or take advantage of somebody.

    slang · transitive · vulgar
    dick around
    dick up

  2. To penetrate sexually with a penis.

    slang · transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rickder. English Dickder. English dick Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean everyman, whence the word acquired its other meanings.

noun/dɪk/

  1. A detective.

    US · dated · slang · transitive · vulgar
    private dick, railroad dick
Where this word comes from

A shortening and alteration of detective.

noun/dɪk/

  1. A declaration.

    obsolete · slang · transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

A shortening and alteration of declaration.

num/dɪk/

  1. Ten, in Cumbrian sheep counting.

    Cumbria · slang · transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cumbric *deg, from Proto-Brythonic *deg. Cognate with Welsh deg.

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