"dickwad" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dickwad.ogg Forms: dickwads [plural]
Etymology: From dick + -wad. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dick|wad}} dick + -wad Head templates: {{en-noun}} dickwad (plural dickwads)
  1. (vulgar, slang) A contemptible person; a fool. Tags: slang, vulgar Translations ((vulgar, slang) A contemptible person; a fool): mulkero (Finnish), mulkvisti (Finnish), mulkku (Finnish), pojeb [masculine] (Polish), zjeb [masculine] (Polish), popierdoleniec [masculine] (Polish), szajbus [masculine] (Polish), дура́к (durák) [masculine] (Russian), деби́л (debíl) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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