"dickwad" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dickwad.ogg [Australia] Forms: dickwads [plural]
Etymology: 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): pojeb [masculine] (Polish), zjeb [masculine] (Polish), popierdoleniec [masculine] (Polish), szajbus [masculine] (Polish), дура́к (durák) [masculine] (Russian), деби́л (debíl) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dickwad-en-noun-uNcVSREk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wad

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