dick
dick — noun
1. a very rude and offensive word for a male sexual organ, used as a swear word or
a very rude and offensive word for a male sexual organ, used as a swear word or in crude jokes rather than as a medical term.
The boys giggled when someone drew a picture of a dick on the blackboard.
slang equivalent for 'penis'
Naoko told her to stop making crude jokes about his dick at the dinner table.
A dick was spray-painted on the wall of the old factory building.
Lukas found a magazine full of pictures of naked women and dicks under his brother's bed.
用法筆記
Considered highly offensive in almost all social situations. Avoid using it in any formal, professional, educational, or public setting. The neutral medical term is 'penis'.
2. a deeply insulting slang term directed at someone, usually a man, whose actions
a deeply insulting slang term directed at someone, usually a man, whose actions you find stupid, annoying, or unpleasant.
Some dick cut me off on the highway and then sped away.
used as an insult for a stranger
Jabari called his coworker a total dick after the argument.
Stop being such a dick and help us carry these boxes upstairs.
Minh told his roommate, "That politician is a real dick for cutting school funding."
- gentleman
a polite and respectful man
用法筆記
Extremely offensive when used directly to someone's face. Even when used about someone not present, it is still very rude and considered vulgar. Less offensive alternatives include 'jerk' or 'idiot'.
3. an old-fashioned informal word for a detective, from earlier crime stories, film
an old-fashioned informal word for a detective, from earlier crime stories, films, and pulp novels of the early to mid-1900s.
In the old black-and-white film, a private dick follows a cheating husband across town.
dated slang: private dick
Dahlia's grandfather still calls police detectives dicks the way people did in the 1940s.
Shanti picked up a worn paperback about a tough private dick working in Los Angeles.
The word dick for detective sounds strange to modern readers who only know the insult.
- detective
the standard modern term, appropriate in all contexts
- private eye
informal but current and widely understood
用法筆記
Very dated and rarely used today by younger speakers. Modern audiences mostly encounter it in older crime novels, film noir, or historical period pieces. Using it in modern conversation may cause confusion with the vulgar slang senses.