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Etymology

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From dick +‎ -wad.

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Noun

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dickwad (plural dickwads)

  1. (vulgar, slang) A contemptible person; a fool.
    • 1991, Point Break [Movie]:
      I get dickwad in there wantin' to play wheel of fortune so I can find out their supplier!
    • 2001, Stephen J. Cannell, The Tin Collectors, St. Martin's Paperbacks:
      "Yeah? Who's gonna stop me, dickwad?"
    You treat your girlfriend so bad, you damn dickwad!

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