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Added 9 October 2026

dickhead

/ˈdɪkˌ(h)ɛd/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dickhead at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The glans penis.
A jerk; a mean or rude person. A stupid or useless person.
A jerk; a mean or rude person.

Origin

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

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