"dickshit" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dickshit.ogg [Australia] Forms: dickshits [plural]
Etymology: dick + shit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dick|shit}} dick + shit Head templates: {{en-noun}} dickshit (plural dickshits)
  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) Term of abuse. Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-dickshit-en-noun-YoIzM~oB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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