Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An inept, foolish, or contemptible person.
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- noun vulgar, colloquial, coarse The
glans penis . - noun vulgar, colloquial, pejorative, coarse A
jerk ; a mean or rude person. - noun vulgar, colloquial, pejorative, coarse A stupid or useless person.
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- noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some pregnant daughter of Fort Worth's richest dickhead is stolen away by her boyfriend.
Musing on the things still to do eugie 2008
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They used the word dickhead on the radio, with impunity.
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It seems that being a dickhead is a prerequisite for either of these groups.
Anti-Veloism: Weird, Creepy Bike Hate BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I wait for the fax and the locksmith (from here on known as dickhead) is standing there.
dulligirl Diary Entry dulligirl 2004
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Seriously, this is where the term 'dickhead' and 'pissface' comes from, these umicefs all over the world.
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Although Lawrence is an expert on Victorian-era Literature, he is unable to cultivate meaningful relationships with his son (Ashton Holmes) and daughter (Ellen Page), and is universally known as a "dickhead" across campus.
Guest Review: Smart People - Doesn't Quite Make the Grade « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Ch Von Heyl in the Oranges and Sardines podcast said the same when she wished for an arrogant "dickhead" out there a la Greenberg making some kind of pronouncements. just to bounce off of.
I am tired of art critics writing things like this EAGEAGEAG 2009
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So, nobody gets to call anyone here a "dickhead" ever again.
Man of the Year Walter Jon Williams 2009
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[Author's note: The term "dickhead" is not a mere phatic utterance; it refers to men whose every word and deed is inflected with the need to prove their masculinity.]
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In the red corner we have Cameron Reilly, about whom no journalist I have ever asked has ever had any other opinion than the word "dickhead".
chained_bear commented on the word dickhead
Does this mean one's head is shaped like a dick, or that there is a dick growing from one's head? Or is it simply the head of a dick?
February 8, 2007
uselessness commented on the word dickhead
I refuse to justify this question with an answer.
February 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word dickhead
Well, OK. But it does raise the question. If you think about bad words all the time, like I apparently do...
February 9, 2007
notanotherjazzpoet commented on the word dickhead
I think it might be more metaphorical. The person thinks as well as a dick (thus, not much).
February 9, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word dickhead
Ahh, another shade of meaning. Thanks n.a.j.p. Hadn't thought of that. Maybe I, too, think as well as a ... well. I guess we know the answer to *that*.
February 9, 2007
notanotherjazzpoet commented on the word dickhead
I had to forgo (can one say "I forwent"?) my first impulse for a definition, as I shouldn't like to paint an overly crude picture.
February 9, 2007
seanahan commented on the word dickhead
forgo/forewent, undergo/underwent, are perfectly acceptable.
February 9, 2007
notanotherjazzpoet commented on the word dickhead
Thank you!
February 9, 2007