1
usually vulgar
a
: penis
b
: a mean, stupid, or annoying man
I'll bet I wasn't the only person in the room who felt like a dick nodding over the gravity of this crime.—
P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'Rourke2
[by shortening & alteration]
: detective entry 2
Sam Spade not only became the model for later dicks but also provided Hollywood with the classic private-eye film.—Charles Nicol
Charles Nicol4
slang
: the least amount : anything at all
Today, I was thinking, it would win all kinds of prizes at the Whitney Museum, but back in Newark in 1949 nobody knew dick about what real art was …—Philip Roth
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“Dick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dick. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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George Frederick 1881–1967 and Gladys Henry 1881–1963 American physicians
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Philip K(indred) 1928–1982 American sci-fi writer
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