dickish behavior
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- noun
- Offensive
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- Many people left the discussion after encountering his dickish behavior, which made them feel unwelcome.
Examples
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Granted, I don't have a large sample set, but Phil hasn't mentioned anyone in tears over his speech because his belief in the Loch Ness Monster has caused him to be the recipient of much dickish behavior.
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I am not actively involved in any offline skeptical/atheist community, but I have seen what I would label "dickish" behavior by atheists both offline and online.
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If this thread is any example, actual dickish behavior is extremely rare, particularly as an initial response from the skeptic toward the believer.
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I am sorry for improperly characterizing your beliefs; I was rather frustrated at the time and committed the same dickish behavior that I was admonishing.
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Without anyone trying to block their ability to leave, because that's dickish behavior, barring people from leaving because they feel they can't stay for whatever reason.
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I call bull on the accusation and this nonsensical principle that religion should get special treatment to justify Phil's "dickish" behavior towards anti-vaxxers and Moon hoaxers.
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The bottom line is I don't think calling a nebulous group of people dicks is a good method to promote cohesiveness and/or less dickish behavior in the skeptical community.
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His constant interruptions during meetings were clear examples of dickish behavior that frustrated his colleagues.
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The teacher addressed the student's dickish behavior by explaining how being rude can hurt others' feelings.
Synonyms
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Lack of politeness or respect for other people
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Very rude and hurtful behavior by someone who acts too proud and thinks they are better than others
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Rude, insensitive behavior that ignores good manners
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Behavior that is foolish, annoying, and often meant to make people laugh
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Rude behavior that shows you think you are better than others
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Behavior that is rude and aggressive and shocks other people
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Rude, unfriendly behavior that makes other people feel unwelcome
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A way of talking and acting that is mean and hurts people
Rude, selfish behavior that annoys or offends other people
Rude selfish actions that ignore other people's feelings
Rude or selfish actions that upset other people
Rude, arrogant behaviour that hurts or annoys people
Rude actions that show bad manners and offend others
Being rude and not polite to other people
Rude actions that show a lack of politeness
Bad behavior that shows little respect and hurts others
Mean actions that spoil other people's fun
Antonyms
How Rude
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'dickish' denotes rude or offensive conduct and 'behavior' denotes manner of acting, so the noun phrase simply composes to mean 'rude or obnoxious conduct.' Despite being colloquial/offensive register, the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words, so a B1 learner who knows both parts would understand it.
Etymology
Dickish behavior comes from the rude word dick, which people use for someone who is selfish or mean. Calling someone 'dickish' paints a picture of them acting selfishly or rudely, so the phrase means 'rude or obnoxious conduct'.