English

Proper noun

Dirk

1. A male given name of German and Dutch origin, cognate to Derek.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪrk

Proper noun

Dirk ?

1. A male given name, diminutive of Diederik.

German

Proper noun

Dirk

1. A male given name, a Low German variant of Dietrich ( =Derek).

English

Noun

dirk ‎(plural dirks)

1. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     In half a minute he had reached the port scuppers, and picked, out of a coil of rope, a long knife, or rather a short dirk, discolored to the hilt with blood.

2. (US, Midwest, dated, slang) A ****; dork.
   • May 1964, Lawrence Poston, "Some Problems in the Study of Campus Slang", American Speech volume 39, issue 2

     The word dick itself serves as model for two variants which are probably Midwestern, dirk and dork, also meaning "****"...

3. (US, Midwest, dated, slang) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
   • May 1964, Lawrence Poston, "Some Problems in the Study of Campus Slang", American Speech volume 39, issue 2

     ...on at least one Midwestern campus a dirk may be an "oddball" student, while a prick (more common) is of course an offensive one.

Verb

dirk ‎(third-person singular simple present dirks, present participle dirking, simple past and past participle dirked)

1. To stab with a dirk.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

2. (obsolete) To darken.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Scots

Alternative forms

• durk

Noun

dirk ‎(plural dirks)

1. dirk

Verb

dirk ‎(third-person singular present dirks, present participle dirkin, past dirkt, past participle dirkt)

1. dirk