Dicksmith
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A United States Navy hospital corpsman. slang, vulgar
"It was a mixture of pure medical alcohol and Navy-issue canned orange juice. Once the fire went out a little, I kind of liked it. We had a few more, the dicksmiths (the divers’ name for corpsmen who are qualified divers) said “Happy New Year,” and I left for home."
Example
More examples"It was a mixture of pure medical alcohol and Navy-issue canned orange juice. Once the fire went out a little, I kind of liked it. We had a few more, the dicksmiths (the divers’ name for corpsmen who are qualified divers) said “Happy New Year,” and I left for home."
Etymology
From dick + smith, from the shameful tendency of some sailors to acquire venereal diseases.
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