dick
The penis.
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dick
That happened in the reign of queen Dick, i. e. never: said of any absurd old story. I am as queer as Dick's hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don't know what ails me.
dick
A riding whip; gold-headed DICK, one so ornamented.
Dick and Jane
a generic, archetypal average American couple
dick milk
a useless or worthless thing
dick munch
a stupid or annoying person
dick snot
semen
dickens
Synonymous with devil; "what the DICKENS are you after?" what the devil are you doing? Used by Shakspeare in the Merry Wives of Windsor. In many old stories his Satanic Majesty is called the DICKENS, and by no other name, while in some others the word is spelt "diconce."
Dickens's Oliver Twist
The only rudiment of a redeeming feature he posessed was a kind of affection for his dog.
dickey
An ass. Roll your dickey; drive your ass. Also a seat for servants to sit behind a carriage, when their master drives.
dickey
Bad, sorry, or foolish; food or lodging is pronounced DICKEY when of a poor description; "very DICKEY", very inferior; "it’s all DICKEY with him," i.e., all over with him.
dicky
A woman's under-petticoat. It's all Dicky with him; i.e. it's all over with him.
Dicky Sam
A native-born inhabitant of Liverpool, as Tim Bobbin is a native of Lancashire.
dictated but not read
officially stated but not actually considered
dictionary
Of all the Cant and Flash Languages, both Ancient and Modern, 18mo. Bailey, 1790.
dictionnaire
Des Halle, 12mo. Bruxelles, 1696.
Didactic Poetry
Poetry which uses the beauties of expression, imagination, sentiment, etc., for teaching some moral lesson, as Pope's Essay on Man, or the principle of some art or science, as Virgil's Georgics,, Garth's Dis- pensary, or Darwin's Botanic Garden. (Gr. didasko, I teach.
diddeys
A woman's breasts or bubbies.
diddle
The penis.
diddle
Old cant word for geneva, or gin.
diddler
Or JEREMY DIDDLER, an artful swindler. A diddler is generally one who borrows money without any intention of ever repaying it; the sort of man who, having asked for half-a-crown and received only a shilling, would consider that eighteenpence was owing to him.—From Raising the Wind.
diddling
Cheating or swindling. Borrowing money without any intention of repaying it. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a very amusing article once on DIDDLING, which he seemed to regard as a rather high art.
diddly
penis
didoes
Pranks or capers; "to cut up DIDOES," to make pranks.
die a thousand deaths
to experience intense anxiety or embarrassment
die down
To decrease in intensity or activity
die in harness
Die while still working or active
die on one's arse
To fail utterly or completely
die on the vine
To fail or be abandoned before coming to fruition
die out
To become extinct or disappear gradually
die the way one lived
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Dietrich of Bern
The name given by the German minnesingers to Theodonc the Great (454-526), king of the Ostrogoths (Bern = Verona). He appears in many Middle High German poems, especially the Nibel- ungenhed, where he is one of the liegemen of King Etzel.
differences between A and B
Distinct characteristics or aspects that distinguish two things
different breed of cat
A completely different kind of person or thing
different drummer
Someone who does not conform to normal rules or customs
difficult for somebody
challenging or hard to deal with for a person
dig
A hard blow. Generally in pugilistic circles applied to a straight "left-hander," delivered under the guard on the "mark."
dig a hole for oneself
to create a problem or difficult situation for oneself
dig deep
to try very hard or search thoroughly
dig in
to start eating enthusiastically
dig in one's heels
Refuse to change or compromise one's position
dig on
To be attracted to (someone).
dig one's own grave
to cause one's own downfall
dig oneself in a hole
To get oneself into a difficult situation
dig out of a hole
to recover from a difficult situation
dig up
to discover or uncover something hidden or forgotten
diggers
Spurs; also the spades on cards.
diggings
Lodgings, apartments, residence; an expression probably imported from California, or Australia, with reference to the gold diggings. It is very common nowadays for a man moving in very decent society to call his abode or his office, or anyplace to which he frequently resorts, his "DIGGINGS."
digital courage
Bravery or confidence when expressing oneself online
dil-ya-ble
phone call
dilberries
Small pieces of excrement adhering to the hairs near the fundament.
dildo
[From the Italian DILETTO, q. d. a woman's delight; or from our word DALLY, q. d. a thing to play withal.] Penis-succedaneus, called in Lombardy Passo Tempo. Bailey.
diligent
Double diligent, like the Devil's apothecary; said of one affectedly diligent.
diligent youth makes easy age
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
dillbrain
A fool.
dilly
(An abbreviation of the word DILIGENCE.) A public voiture or stage, commonly a post chaise, carrying three persons; the name is taken from the public stage vehicles in France and Flanders. The dillies first began to run in England about the year 1779.
dilly
Originally a coach, from diligence. Now a night-cart.
dim and distant
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
dimber
Pretty. A dimber cove; a pretty fellow. Dimber mort; a pretty wench. CANT.
dimber
Neat or pretty.—Worcestershire, but old cant.
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