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# dick

«dick» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old short form of the name Richard, as in Dick…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (dick, dicks; Dick, a name)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Dick is an old short form of the name Richard, as in Dick Whittington. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#m1)

2) (rude, slang) A rude word for a man's private part, the penis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#m2)

3) (rude, slang) A rude insult for a mean or annoying person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#m3)

4) (old US slang) A detective («private dick»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and pantomimes, Dick Whittington is a famous character who becomes Lord Mayor of London with his cat. In older books, Dick is a normal name. In today's talk, the slang meanings are rude and should not be used at school. «Moby-Dick» is a famous novel about a whale.

### examples

- Dick Whittington went to London with his cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x1)
- We watched the pantomime of Dick Whittington. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x2)
- «Moby-Dick» is a story about a white whale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x3)
- In the old book, Dick and Jane go shopping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x4)
- The detective was called a private dick in old films. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x5)
- Calling someone a dick is rude and not allowed in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x6)
- Dick heard him, and came into the room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/#x7)

### note

Because of the rude meanings, many children laugh at old names like Dick; it was a normal name. Do not use the slang senses at school; it is swearing.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dick» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.