Meaning & use

dick

noun·Everyday

A vulgar, contemptuous slang term for someone regarded as foolish, mean, or unpleasant.

See it in a sentence

Stop being such a dick to your little brother; he was only trying to help.

Everyone at the office thinks he's a dick because he takes credit for others' work.

A note on using this word

Highly informal and rude in all its senses; avoid it in formal or polite conversation.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

(vulgar) A crude slang term for the penis.

The textbook used the clinical term 'penis' rather than the crude slang word 'dick.'

3. noun

(dated slang) A detective or private investigator.

In old crime novels, a private dick would tail suspects through rain-soaked streets.

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