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dick

  [dik]
–noun Slang.
1. a detective.
2. Vulgar. penis.
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Origin:
1545–55; generic use of the proper name

Dick

  [dik]
–noun
1. George Frederick, 1881–1967, U.S. internist.
2. Philip K., 1928–82, U.S. science-fiction writer.
3. a male given name, form of Richard.
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dick 1   (dĭk)   
n.   Slang
A detective.

[Shortening and alteration of detective.]
dick 2   (dĭk)   
n.  

  1. Chiefly British A fellow; a guy.

  2. Vulgar A penis.

  3. Vulgar A person, especially a man, regarded as mean or contemptible.

tr.v.   dicked, dick·ing, dicks Vulgar

  1. To take advantage of; cheat.

  2. To have sexual intercourse with.

Phrasal Verb(s):
dick around Vulgar

  1. To spend time idly; fool around.

  2. To be sexually promiscuous.

dick up Vulgar To botch or bungle.

[From Dick, nickname for Richard.]
Dick   (dĭk)   
American medical researcher who teamed with his wife, Gladys Henry Dick (1881-1963), to isolate the germ that causes scarlet fever. They developed a serum for the disease (1923) and the Dick test for susceptibility (1924).
Tom, Dick, and Harry  
n.   Informal
Anybody at all; a member of the public at large: It's not a smart idea to admit every Tom, Dick, and Harry to the party.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
dick

  1. n.
    a detective; a police officer. (Underworld. From detective.) : Marlowe is a private dick who has to keep one step ahead of the cops.
  2. n.
    the penis. (Usually objectionable. Currently the most publicly used word for this organ.) : She told some dirty joke about a dick, but everybody just sat there and looked straight ahead.
  3. n.
    a stupid person, usually a male. (Rude and derogatory.) : What stupid dick put this thing here in the way?
  4. n.
    nothing. (Usually objectionable.) : The whole idea isn't worth dick.
  5. tv. & in.
    to copulate [with] a woman. (Usually objectionable.) : If you think I'm going out with a guy who only wants to get me dicked, you're crazy.
  6. tv.
    to cheat or deceive someone. (Usually objectionable. See also fuck, hose, screw.) : That salesman dicked me for ten extra bucks.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dick 
"fellow, lad, man," 1553, rhyming nickname for Rick, short for Richard, one of the commonest Eng. names, it has long been a synonym for "fellow," and so most of the slang senses are probably very old, but naturally hard to find in the surviving records. The meaning "penis" is attested from 1891 in British army slang; dickhead "stupid person" is from 1969. Meaning "detective" is recorded from 1908, perhaps as a shortened variant of detective. The Dick Whittington story is an old one, told under other names throughout Europe, of a poor boy who sends a cat he had bought for a penny as his stake in a trading voyage; the captain sells it on his behalf for a fortune to a foreign king whose palace is overrun by rats. The hero devotes part of his windfall to charity, which may be why the legend attached in England since 16c. to Sir Richard Whittington (d.1423), three times Lord Mayor of London, who died childless and devoted large sums in his will to churches, almshouses, and St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
Dick   (dĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
American medical researcher who collaborated with his wife, Gladys Henry Dick (1881-1963), to isolate the bacterium that causes scarlet fever. They developed a serum for the disease in 1923.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

Dick

see every tom, dick, and harry.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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