dick
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean 'everyman', from which the word acquired other meanings.
Noun
dick (countable and uncountable, plural dicks)
- (countable, obsolete) A male person.
- (countable and uncountable, vulgar, slang) The penis.
- He wore a condom over his dick.
- Sorry, girls, I suck dick.
- (countable, UK, 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 Wikisaurus:penis
- (contemptible person): dickhead
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb
dick (third-person singular simple present dicks, present participle dicking, simple past and past participle dicked)
- (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."
- 1996, Clarence Major, Dirty bird blues
Etymology 2
A shortening and alteration of de(t)ec(tive).
Noun
dick (plural dicks)
- (uncommon, US, slang) A detective.
- private dick, railroad dick
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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?”
- “I am a detective,” said Hercule Poirot with the modest air of one who says “I am a king.”
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Translations
Etymology 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."
- 1875: Mrs. George Croft Huddleston, Bluebell
Etymology 4
From Celtic numerals.
Numeral
dick
Derived terms
See also
- (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot
References
- [1995], Peter Wirght, Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, ISBN 185-568-092-0, page 7:
- [2007], Michael A.B. Deakin, Leigh-Lancaster, David editor, The Name of the Number[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, ISBN 0864317573, retrieved on 2008-05-17, page 75:
- [2002], Aliki Varvogli, Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0826452337, retrieved on 2008-05-17, page 24-25:
German
Etymology
From Old High German dicchi (akin to Old Saxon thikki), from Proto-Germanic *þikkwiz. Compare Low German dick, Dutch dik, English thick, Danish tyk.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dick (comparative dicker, superlative am dicksten)
Declension
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist dick | sie ist dick | es ist dick | sie sind dick | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dicker | dicke | dickes | dicke |
| genitive | dicken | dicker | dicken | dicker | |
| dative | dickem | dicker | dickem | dicken | |
| accusative | dicken | dicke | dickes | dicke | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dicke | die dicke | das dicke | die dicken |
| genitive | des dicken | der dicken | des dicken | der dicken | |
| dative | dem dicken | der dicken | dem dicken | den dicken | |
| accusative | den dicken | die dicke | das dicke | die dicken | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dicker | eine dicke | ein dickes | (keine) dicken |
| genitive | eines dicken | einer dicken | eines dicken | (keiner) dicken | |
| dative | einem dicken | einer dicken | einem dicken | (keinen) dicken | |
| accusative | einen dicken | eine dicke | ein dickes | (keine) dicken | |
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist dicker | sie ist dicker | es ist dicker | sie sind dicker | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dickerer | dickere | dickeres | dickere |
| genitive | dickeren | dickerer | dickeren | dickerer | |
| dative | dickerem | dickerer | dickerem | dickeren | |
| accusative | dickeren | dickere | dickeres | dickere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dickere | die dickere | das dickere | die dickeren |
| genitive | des dickeren | der dickeren | des dickeren | der dickeren | |
| dative | dem dickeren | der dickeren | dem dickeren | den dickeren | |
| accusative | den dickeren | die dickere | das dickere | die dickeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dickerer | eine dickere | ein dickeres | (keine) dickeren |
| genitive | eines dickeren | einer dickeren | eines dickeren | (keiner) dickeren | |
| dative | einem dickeren | einer dickeren | einem dickeren | (keinen) dickeren | |
| accusative | einen dickeren | eine dickere | ein dickeres | (keine) dickeren | |
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am dicksten | sie ist am dicksten | es ist am dicksten | sie sind am dicksten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dickster | dickste | dickstes | dickste |
| genitive | dicksten | dickster | dicksten | dickster | |
| dative | dickstem | dickster | dickstem | dicksten | |
| accusative | dicksten | dickste | dickstes | dickste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dickste | die dickste | das dickste | die dicksten |
| genitive | des dicksten | der dicksten | des dicksten | der dicksten | |
| dative | dem dicksten | der dicksten | dem dicksten | den dicksten | |
| accusative | den dicksten | die dickste | das dickste | die dicksten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dickster | eine dickste | ein dickstes | (keine) dicksten |
| genitive | eines dicksten | einer dicksten | eines dicksten | (keiner) dicksten | |
| dative | einem dicksten | einer dicksten | einem dicksten | (keinen) dicksten | |
| accusative | einen dicksten | eine dickste | ein dickstes | (keine) dicksten | |
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