dicklick

See also: dick-lick

English

Alternative forms

• dick-lick

Etymology

Back-formation from dicklicker (noun). By surface analysis, dick +‎ lick. First attested in 1988 (sense 2).

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭk′lĭk′
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪkˌlɪk/

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• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈdəkˌlək/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈɖɪkˌlɪk/

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• Hyphenation: dick‧lick

Noun

dicklick (countable and uncountable, plural dicklicks)(vulgar, slang, US)

2. (derogatory; countable) A fool, an idiot; an unpleasant person.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot

   • 1989, Tobias Wolff, “Citizenship in the School”, in This Boy's Life: A Memoir‎ (non-fiction), quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, New York City, NY: Grove Press, published 2000, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 189, lines 18–20:

     i was lying on my back with Huff kneeling on me, slapping my cheeks. He said, “Speak to me, dicklick,” and I said, “Hi, Huff.”

   • 1990, Seth Morgan, “Chinese Rithmetic”, in Homeboy, 1st edition (fiction), quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, New York City, NY: Random House, published 1990, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 24, lines 25–27:

     Squalled she, “Whadd[a]ya think this is, a whorehouse? This is a night club, dicklicks. We sell drinks, not pussy.”

   • 1998, Joe R. Lansdale, chapter 13, in Rumble Tumble‎, 1st edition (fiction), quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, New York City, NY: The Mysterious Press, published 1998, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 102, lines 32–33:

     She whapped him a good one on the top of the head with the pistol. “Do what he says, dick-lick!”

4. (gay slang; usually uncountable) Fellatio; the oral stimulation of the penis.

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:oral sex

   • [1988, H. Max, chapter D, in gay(s)language: a dic(k)tionary of gay slang‎, 1st edition (non-fiction), quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, Austin, TX: Edward-William Publishing Company, published 1988, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 11, line 10:

     Dicklick—fellatio (see also fellatio).]

References

• “dicklick n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present, retrieved 17 July 2025

Further reading

• “dicklick”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.