Richard
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A turd. Cockney, mildly, slang, vulgar
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"What! do I fear myself? there's no one else by; / Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I."
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
"Martin Richard was the youngest of three people killed by explosions at the Boston Marathon in 2013."
Example
More examples"Richard said his mother was ill, which is a lie."
Etymology
From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus and Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”). Cognate with Old High German Rīcohard (“Richard”). A hypothetical Old English equivalent *Rīċheard would also yield an identical "Richard" in Modern English, though it is unknown if the Old English equivalent existed.
Clipping of Richard III (Richard the Third).