English

Proper noun

Dick

1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name.
   • 1595, William Shakespeare, Third Part of King Henry VI, Act V, Scene V:

     Lascivious Edward, and thou perjur'd George,/ And thou mis-shapen Dick, I tell ye all,

   • 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:

     You may know what one man thinks of another by his manner of calling him. Thomas and James and Richard and William are stupid young gentlemen; Tom and Jem and Dick and Will are fine spirited fellows.

2. A surname​.

Derived terms

• clever dick
• Deadeye Dick
• Dick's hatband
• little Dick, little Dick Fisher
• Tom, Dick or Harry

Related terms

• Hick
• Rick

Swedish

Proper noun

Dick

1. A male given name borrowed from English.

English

Noun

dick ‎(countable and uncountable, plural dicks)

1. (countable, obsolete) A male person.
2. (countable and uncountable, vulgar, slang) The ****.

   He wore a condom over his dick.‎

   Sorry, girls, I suck dick.‎

3. (countable, Britain, US, vulgar, slang, pejorative) A highly contemptible person.

   That person is such a dick.‎

4. (uncountable, US, Canada, vulgar, slang) Absolutely nothing.

   Last weekend I did dick.‎

Hypernyms

• genitals

Synonyms

• (****): See Wikisaurus:****
• (contemptible person): dickhead

Derived terms

• dickflesh
• dickhead
• swinging dick

Translations

Verb

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

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

   Dude, don't let them dick you around like that!‎

2. (slang, vulgar) To waste time, to goof off (with around).

   Quit dicking around and get to work!‎

3. (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.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

dick ‎(plural dicks)

1. (uncommon, US, slang) A detective.

   private dick, railroad dick‎

   • 1937 November 1, Christie, Agatha, 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?”

Derived terms

• private dick
• clever dick

Translations

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

From Celtic numerals.

Numeral

dick

1. (West Cumbrian, Borrowdale, dialect) 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 ((Can we date this quote?)) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, ISBN 185-568-092-0, page 7
• Deakin, Michael A.B. ((Can we date this quote?)), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number, Australian Council for Educational Research, ISBN 0864317573, page 75
• Varvogli, Aliki ((Can we date this quote?)) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide, Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0826452337, pages 24-25

German

Etymology

From Old High German dicchi (akin to Old Saxon thikki), from Proto-Germanic *þekuz. Compare Low German dick, Dutch dik, English thick, Danish tyk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪk]
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Adjective

dick ‎(comparative dicker, superlative am dicksten)

1. thick
2. fat

Declension

Derived terms

• dicklich
• dickstielig