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Alternative forms

  • dih (pronunciation spelling, internet slang)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dĭk, IPA(key): /dɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean "everyman", whence the word acquired its other meanings.

Noun

dick (countable and uncountable, plural dicks)

  1. (countable, obsolete) A male person.
  2. (countable and uncountable, vulgar, slang) The penis.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis
    • 1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings‎, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 83:
      THINGS YOU NEVER HEAR: "Please stop sucking my dick or I'll call the police."
    • 2016 August 17, Tara Jacoby, “Don't Think With Your Dick”, in Jezebel‎:
      If you simply stop letting your dick do the talking and listen to what others want, you can avoid a lot of difficult situations.
    • 2020, AisStunna, 0:18 from the start, in TOP Stunna Boy Instagram (pedo) Moments‎:
      I'm over here stroking my dick. I got lotion on my dick right now. I'm just stroking my shit. I'm horny as fuck man I'm a freak man like for real.
  4. (countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk
    That dude is such a dick.
    She's being such a dick about all this.
  5. (uncountable, US, Canada, vulgar, slang, uncommon) Absolutely nothing.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nothing
    Last weekend I did dick.
    • 1997, Ed Solomon, Men in Black, spoken by Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones):
      Cool, whatever you say, slick, but I need to tell you something about all your skills. As of right now, they mean precisely… dick.
  6. (uncountable, vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse with a man.
    Antonym: pussy
    • 1991, quoted in Andrew Parker, Nationalisms & Sexualities, page 309:
      You better try and get some dick and take your mind off this bullshit.
    • 2020, Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin, Jac Vanek, Act Like a Lady […] , Rodale Books, →ISBN, page 284:
      Much like quicksand, dicksand is what girls get caught in when they're obsessed with their crush, boyfriend, husband, or anyone giving them dick.
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  • → Finnish: dikki (colloquial, humorous)
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Verb

dick (third-person singular simple present dicks, present participle dicking, simple past and past participle dicked) (transitive, slang, vulgar)

  1. To mistreat or take advantage of somebody (often with around or up).
    Dude, don't let them dick you around like that!
  2. (of a man) To penetrate sexually.
    • 1989, “Car Thief”, in Paul's Boutique, performed by Beastie Boys:
      Homeboy, throw in the towel / Your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell
    • 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.
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Etymology 2

    A shortening and alteration of de(t)ec(tive).

    Noun

    dick (plural dicks)

    2. (dated, US, slang) A detective.
      private dick, railroad dick
      • 1937 November 1, Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile:
        “I am a detective,” said Hercule Poirot with the modest air of one who says “I am a king.”
        “Good God!” The young man seemed seriously taken aback. “Do you mean that girl actually totes about a dumb dick?”
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    Etymology 3

    A shortening and alteration of dec(laration).

    Noun

    dick (plural dicks)

    1. (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."

    Etymology 4

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    From a Cumbric *deg, corresponding to Welsh deg, from Proto-Brythonic *deg.

    Numeral

    dick

    2. (Cumbria) Ten, in Cumbrian sheep counting.
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    References

    • Wirght, Peter (1995), Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
    • Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number‎, Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 17 May 2008, page 75
    • Varvogli, Aliki (2002), Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 17 May 2008, pages 24-25

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    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicki, dicchi (akin to Old Saxon thikki), from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī.

    Compare Low German dick, Dutch dik, English thick, Danish tyk.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    dick (strong nominative masculine singular dicker, comparative dicker, superlative am dicksten)

    1. thick
    2. fat

    Declension

    Positive forms of dick
    More information number & gender, singular ...
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    Superlative forms of dick
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    Further reading

    • “dick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “dick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “dick” in Duden online
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    Hunsrik

    Etymology

    From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicki, dicchi, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    dick (comparative dicker, superlative dickest)

    1. thick
      Das Brett is zweu Zentimeter dick.
      The board is two meters thick.
    2. fat
      Sie is en dicke Fraa.
      She is a fat woman.
    3. pregnant
      Mein Schwesder is schun nommol dick.
      My sister is no longer pregnant.

    Declension

    More information singular, plural ...

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “dick”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 34

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchi. Compare German dick, Dutch dik, English thick.

    Adjective

    dick

    1. thick
    2. close
    3. stout

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