Dickhead

//ˈdɪkˌhɛd// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The glans penis. literally, slang, vulgar

    "...down, down, sinking down faster than she's so far moved, the dick head exploding up into all that wet, warm slime..."

  2. 2
    insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous wordnet
  3. 3
    A jerk; a mean or rude person. derogatory, slang, vulgar

    "I don't want them Special Forces guys left out there when some dickhead is afraid to go get them."

  4. 4
    A stupid or useless person. derogatory, slang, vulgar

    ""Watch it, dickhead!" "Hey, Stan, that's my shirt you just dropped in the snow!""

Synonyms

All synonyms
bell-endfuckwitknobheadanusarseholeass

Example

More examples

"Anyone who says they have no regrets is saying, "I am a dickhead.""

Etymology

From dick + head. Attested since the 1960s, with the jerk sense appearing earliest. Compare cockhead, knobhead.

Related phrases

glans penis

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