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Etymology 1

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Blend of dick (penis) +‎ dictionary.

Noun

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dicktionary (plural dicktionaries)

  1. (vulgar, slang, humorous) A dictionary.
    And then, he pulled out his huge dicktionary. ROFL.
    • 1988, James Hamilton-Paterson, Amazing Disgrace:
      Again the Dicktionary and other titles. This time I note Jackelby & Sprutt's monograph The Ageing Male, which takes my spirits several notches lower.
    • 2004, Paul Rogan, Justin Rosenholtz, Adam Vs. Eve: Jokes from the Frontline in the Battle of the Sexes, page 88:
      DicSHEnary DICKtionary
    • 2007, Andrew De Prisco, Woof!: A Gay Man's Guide to Dogs, page 200:
      ... updated annually, continues to be gay men's most reliable travel "dicktionary"— always worth cruising and perusing.
    • 2007, Richard Hanley, “Team America:World Pussies”, in South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating:
      Did someone at Microsoft forget to put "cunt" in the dictionary—does that make it a dicktionary?—or does this reflect a judgment that the word is not needed or permitted?
Usage notes
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Especially used to humorously compare a dictionary to a penis or associate a dictionary with men or with sex.

Etymology 2

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See dictionary.

Noun

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dicktionary (plural dicktionaries)

  1. Misspelling of dictionary.