total dick
- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəl dɪk/
- Offensive
- My dad is being a total dick about the money.
- a total dick
Examples
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Only a total dick enters a charity facility unannounced and uninvited, insists on doing work that has already been done, and fails to ask if there's anything he could do to actually help.
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My coworker is being a total dick about letting us leave early.
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Dad, the teacher was a total dick.
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- This guy is a total dick.
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The guy's a total dick.
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Oh, and he seems like a total dick on top of all that.
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- You're a total dick, man.
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Tell her you're being a total dick right now.
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She only has one grandpa, and he's a total dick.
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Humans usually don't think the same about things, and that's what makes things funny, but he was a total dick and told us we were stupid!
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Synonyms
An annoying person who treats others badly
An insulting word for a rude, mean person
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult
A very rude person who treats others badly
A rude, insulting word for a very unpleasant person
A person who is rude and unkind to others
A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly
A very rude person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and often insults others
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and treats others badly
A person who is rude and treats others badly
A very rude and annoying person who acts like they are better than others
A rude word for a person who is dishonest, cruel, or very mean
A very rude word people use for someone they think is very bad or disgusting
A very rude and insulting name for a person you strongly dislike
A very rude person who treats others badly
A very rude and selfish person who treats others badly
A rude word for a person who treats others badly
A rude, unpleasant person who treats others badly
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
A very rude and foolish person
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A rude person who acts very foolish and annoys others
A person who is rude and annoying
A person who is very foolish and annoys others
A person who acts like a fool and annoys others
A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and annoying to other people
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
Antonyms
How Rude
- Offensive
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
While 'total' is transparently an intensifier, the insulting sense of 'dick' is a slang, pejorative extension of the literal body‑part meaning and not compositionally predictable. A B1 learner who only knows the literal senses and standard composition patterns would not reliably derive 'an extremely rude or obnoxious person' without prior exposure to this idiomatic, vulgar usage.
Etymology
Total dick may come from the old nickname Dick for Richard, which later became a rude word for a selfish, mean man. With total the image is stronger—someone who is all rudeness—so the phrase means 'a very rude or unpleasant person'.