dick
70
9.8
- noun
- /dɪk/
- Archaic
:
detective privado
- I'm a private dick on a case.
- a private dick
Examples
-
A local Kindle County cop, on the dick squad, presumably working a lead.
Fiction book (1999) -
Only you're the detective and l'm just a regular dick.
-
As a seasoned detective, he worked hard to catch the criminals in his city, earning him a reputation as a reliable dick.
-
The new dick in town solved the case in record time, impressing his colleagues with his skills.
-
Everyone knows that the best dick in the precinct is Detective Johnson; he always finds the clues that others miss.
Synonyms
5
8.4
A detective who works quietly and follows people to find facts
A person who watches carefully to find out what happened
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
A very rude phrase that shows strong anger and tells someone to do a sexual act
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is in an embarrassing situation and unprepared
- Offensive
To let strong, uncontrolled feelings make your life worse
To have sex or start a romantic relationship with someone who is emotionally unstable and likely to cause trouble
Compounds
- UK
1
9.1
A steamed British pudding that contains dried fruit and often comes with custard
- Slur
An insulting slang phrase for a person who lives as a woman but has male body parts
- Offensive
An online joke challenge telling people to have or avoid sex during December
- Offensive
A rude slang phrase for a very large thing, sometimes used as a crude word for a man's penis
- Offensive
An insulting word for someone with a very small penis or who acts like a child
- Slur
A rude word for someone, often a man, who acts loud and angry to hide low confidence
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dick as slang for a detective comes from the old phrase 'private dick', where 'dick' was a short, everyday name for a 'private detective'. So when you hear dick used this way, it means a person who finds clues and solves crimes.