bag of dicks
- noun
- Offensive
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- Dealing with all these unexpected deadlines feels like a bag of dicks.
Examples
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The endless arguments between my friends are turning this trip into a bag of dicks.
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When my car broke down in the rain, it was honestly a bag of dicks.
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Dude, this dude feels like a bag of Dicks today, right?
Synonyms
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Something that is very bad and should be ignored
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9.9
A thing that is of very poor quality and not worth the money
A very bad situation you must deal with
A very bad chaotic situation that causes a lot of trouble
How Frustrating
- Offensive
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal words ('bag' + 'of' + the vulgar noun 'dick') create a crude, insulting image, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely recognize this as a vulgar disparagement but not reliably derive the conventional sense 'an extremely unpleasant person.' The phrase is slang, metaphorical and culturally specific rather than a standard compositional phrase, so the connection between parts and the exact intended insult is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Bag of dicks The slang bag of dicks comes from the rough image of a bag full of dicks, where dicks is a crude word for rude or nasty people. That ugly picture helps explain why people call something a 'very unpleasant or frustrating experience'.