dickhead

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dickhead

  • /ˈdɪkˌ(h)ɛd/

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

noun dickheads · dick-head

  1. literally, slang, vulgar The glans penis. ...down, down, sinking down faster than she's so far moved, the dick head exploding up into all that wet, warm slime...
  2. derogatory, slang, vulgar A jerk; a mean or rude person. I don't want them Special Forces guys left out there when some dickhead is afraid to go get them.
  3. derogatory, slang, vulgar A stupid or useless person. "Watch it, dickhead!" "Hey, Stan, that's my shirt you just dropped in the snow!"

Similar: idiot

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: butthead, douchebag, dickwad, schmuck, douche, wanker, dipshit, twerp, chump, dumbass, doofus, dumb-ass, doof, moron, blockhead, fool

noun

Similar: idiot

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noun (slang) glans penis

Españolcapullo
한국어좆대가리 jotdaegari
中文龜頭 /龟头 guītóu
Portuguêscabeça
Françaisgland
DeutschEichel, Nille
Italianoglande, cappella, testa di cazzo
Ελληνικάπουτσοκέφαλος poutsokéfalos
Românăgland, vârful de pulă
Русскийголо́вка golóvka, залу́па zalúpa, голо́вка от хуя́ golóvka ot xujá

noun (slang) stupid person

Españolcabeza de pene, capullo, gilipollas
한국어좆대가리 jotdaegari
日本語糞垂れ
中文傻屄 shǎbī
Portuguêscabeça de pila, retardado, bobão, cuzão, otário, escroto
Françaisconnard, gland, tête de nœud, tête de vier
DeutschDummkopf, Sackgesicht, Schwachkopf
Italianotesta di cazzo
Ελληνικάβλάκας vlákas, ηλίθια ilíthia, ηλίθιος ilíthios
Românăcap sec, cap de pulă
Русскийтупи́ца tupíca, приду́рок pridúrok, деби́л debíl, долбоёб dolbojób, муда́к mudák, муди́ло mudílo

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@misc{dickhead_2026,
  title = {dickhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dickhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}