Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dick about
Participle: dicked about
Gerund: dicking about
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dick about |
| you | dick about |
| he;she;it | dicks about |
| we | dick about |
| you | dick about |
| they | dick about |
Perfect
| I | have dicked about |
| you | have dicked about |
| he;she;it | has dicked about |
| we | have dicked about |
| you | have dicked about |
| they | have dicked about |
Past
| I | dicked about |
| you | dicked about |
| he;she;it | dicked about |
| we | dicked about |
| you | dicked about |
| they | dicked about |
Pluperfect
| I | had dicked about |
| you | had dicked about |
| he;she;it | had dicked about |
| we | had dicked about |
| you | had dicked about |
| they | had dicked about |
Future
| I | will dick about |
| you | will dick about |
| he;she;it | will dick about |
| we | will dick about |
| you | will dick about |
| they | will dick about |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dicked about |
| you | will have dicked about |
| he;she;it | will have dicked about |
| we | will have dicked about |
| you | will have dicked about |
| they | will have dicked about |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dick about |
| you | dick about |
| he;she;it | dick about |
| we | dick about |
| you | dick about |
| they | dick about |
Perfect
| I | have dicked about |
| you | have dicked about |
| he;she;it | have dicked about |
| we | have dicked about |
| you | have dicked about |
| they | have dicked about |
Imperfect
| I | dicked about |
| you | dicked about |
| he;she;it | dicked about |
| we | dicked about |
| you | dicked about |
| they | dicked about |
Pluperfect
| I | had dicked about |
| you | had dicked about |
| he;she;it | had dicked about |
| we | had dicked about |
| you | had dicked about |
| they | had dicked about |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dick about |
| you | would dick about |
| he;she;it | would dick about |
| we | would dick about |
| you | would dick about |
| they | would dick about |
Perfect
| I | would have dicked about |
| you | would have dicked about |
| he;she;it | would have dicked about |
| we | would have dicked about |
| you | would have dicked about |
| they | would have dicked about |
Imperative
| you | dick about |
| we | Let's dick about |
| you | dick about |
Verbs conjugated like 'dick'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dick'
dack,
deck,
dice,
dich,
dink,
dirk,
disk,
dock,
duck,
hick,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-s
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
5. Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
6. Proto-Germanic *rīks
7. Proto-West Germanic *rīk
8. Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.?
9. Proto-Germanic *harduz
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yos
11. Proto-Indo-European *-yós
12. Proto-Germanic *-jaz
13. Proto-West Germanic *-ī
14. Proto-West Germanic *hardu
15. Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu
16. Old High German Rihhart
17. Middle High German Rihardbor.
18. Medieval Latin Richardusder.
19. Old French Richardbor.
20. Middle English Rycharde
21. English Richardder.
22. English Rickder.
23. English Dickder.
24. English dick
25. Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean everyman, whence the word acquired its other meanings.
Sample Sentences
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dick around
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dick up
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Dude, don't let them dick you around like that!
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Homeboy, throw in the towel / Your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell [1989, “Car Thief”, in Paul's Boutique, performed by Beastie Boys:]
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Listen, this old gal we going to see probably don't like liquor and drinking, so be cool. I'm just gon borrow a few bucks off her. I ain't never dicked her or nothing. [1996, Clarence Major, Dirty bird blues:]