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DICK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obscene terms for penis

Synonyms:

cock; dick; pecker; prick; putz; shaft; tool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("dick" is a kind of...):

member; penis; phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))

Domain usage:

dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who is a detective

Synonyms:

dick; gumshoe; hawkshaw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dick" is a kind of...):

detective; investigator; police detective; tec (a police officer who investigates crimes)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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