Dick

Dick  (dk), George Frederick 1881-1967.

American medical researcher who teamed with his wife, Gladys Henry Dick (1881-1963), to isolate the germ that causes scarlet fever. They developed a serum for the disease (1923) and the Dick test for susceptibility (1924).

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dick ¹  (dk)

n. Slang

A detective.

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[Shortening and alteration of detective.]

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dick ²  (dk) Slang

n.

1. Chiefly British A fellow; a guy.

2. Vulgar A penis.

3. Vulgar A person, especially a man, regarded as mean or contemptible.

tr.v. dicked, dick·ing, dicks Vulgar

1. To take advantage of; cheat.

2. To have sexual intercourse with.

Phrasal Verbs:

dick around Vulgar

1. To spend time idly; fool around.

2. To be sexually promiscuous.

dick up Vulgar

To botch or bungle.

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[From Dick, nickname for Richard.]

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dick¹

n

Chiefly US a slang word for detective

[by shortening and alteration from detective; probably influenced by proper name Dick]

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dick²

n Slang

1. Brit a fellow or person

clever dick Brit a person who is obnoxiously opinionated or self-satisfied; know-all

3. a slang word for penis

[C16 (meaning: fellow): from the name Dick, familiar form of Richard, applied generally (like Jack) to any fellow, lad, etc.; hence, C19: penis]

Usage: The third sense of this word was formerly considered to be taboo and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dick - someone who is a detective           gumshoe, hawkshaw colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech detective, police detective, tec, investigator - a police officer who investigates crimes
	2.	dick - obscene terms for penis               cock, pecker, peter, putz, prick, tool, shaft penis, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase

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dick

noun (Taboo slang) penis, cock (taboo slang), prick (taboo slang), member, tool (taboo slang), organ, wang (U.S. slang), knob (Brit. taboo slang), chopper (Brit. slang), plonker (slang), dong (slang), winkle (Brit. slang), joystick (slang), phallus, pecker (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), John Thomas (taboo slang), weenie (U.S. slang), whang (U.S. slang), tadger (Brit. slang), schlong (U.S. slang), pizzle (archaic & dialect), willie or willy (Brit. informal) She remarked that most men think with their dicks, not their heads.

Translations

dick [dɪk] N

1. (US) → sabueso mf

2. → polla f (Sp) , verga f

dick [ˈdɪk] n → bite f >

dick

n

(inf: = detective) → Schnüffler(in) m(f) (inf); private dick → Privatdetektiv(in) m(f) ? clever Dick

(sl: = bastard) → Wichser m (sl)

(sl: = penis) → Schwanz m (sl)

dick [dɪk] n (fam!) (penis) → cazzo (fam!)

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dick [dɪk] n (fam!) (penis) → cazzo (fam!)