tool
- noun
- /tuːl/
- Offensive
- I was just some kind of tool to her now, not even like another person.
A Viagra that's pumping up your tool and a bit of weeds is going to keep you awake for a good four or five hours.
- A Viagra that's pumping up your tool and a bit of weeds is going to keep you awake for a good four or five hours.
Examples
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Oh, this guy's a tool spreading misinformation.
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Ultimately, the German university became a tool of national socialism.
Academic text (1990) -
William described Thomas as "a tool" of his malcontent acquaintances, promoting their views rather than his own.
Academic text (2008) -
Behind this sinister plot, and apparently still the chief tool of the devil, is the "humanist conspiracy."
Academic text (1991) -
Pornography portrays past abuse, and pornography is a tool to facilitate future abuse.
Academic text (2008) -
Consider how opponents argue that Clarence Thomas is a tool of intellectual white men like Antonin Scalia.
Blog text (1) -
He showed off his tool when he was changing clothes in front of his friends.
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During the locker room talk, someone mentioned how the tool is often a topic of jokes among men.
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In the heated discussion, they all laughed when someone brought up the idea that a big tool is not everything.
Synonyms
A rude word for the penis
The male sex organ talked about in rude language
A rude slang word for a man's penis
A rude slang word for the penis
An old polite word for the male private part
A slang word for the male sex organ
A rude word for the penis that people also use to call someone a foolish person
A slang word for the penis
A slang word for the penis
Idioms
Compounds
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
- Specialized
A small hand tool with a smooth stone tip used to rub gold leaf to make it very shiny
A program in the Microsoft Office set used for tasks like writing, creating spreadsheets and making presentations
- Specialized
An app that helps you organize contacts, calendars, and tasks across devices
- Specialized
Software that stores, manages, and shares product details like descriptions, images, and prices for online shops
- Specialized
Work of designing, making, and fixing metal tools and forms used to make parts
How Vulgar
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tool is sometimes used as rude slang for the penis because people extended the idea of an 'instrument' to a body part. So in informal speech 'tool' can be a rude word for the male organ.