dick

English Online Dictionary. What means dick‎? What does dick mean?

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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, slang) A detective, especially one working for the police; a police officer.
4. (countable and uncountable, vulgar, slang) The penis.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis
6. (countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk

7. (uncountable, US, Canada, vulgar, slang, uncommon) Absolutely nothing.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nothing
8. (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.

Hypernyms

• genitals

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

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

1. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To mistreat or take advantage of somebody (often with around or up).

2. (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a man) To penetrate sexually.

Synonyms

• (have sexual intercourse with): bone, go to bed with, schlong; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

dick (plural dicks)

2. (dated, US, slang) A detective.

Derived terms

• private dick
• clever dick

Translations

Etymology 3

A shortening and alteration of dec(laration).

Noun

dick (plural dicks)

1. (obsolete) A declaration.

Etymology 4

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

Numeral

dick

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

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

• 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^[2], Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
• Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎^[3], Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25

Anagrams

• CDKI, cdki

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

• IPA^(key): /dɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Adjective

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

1. thick
2. fat

Declension

Antonyms

• dünn

Derived terms

• dicklich
• dickstielig
• dickfellig
• dickhäutig

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tik/
• Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

dick (comparative dicker, superlative dickest)

1. thick

2. fat

3. pregnant

Declension

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “dick”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, 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