Meaning of Dirk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
2. A penis.
   Midwestern-US, dated, slang
3. A male given name from German or Dutch, equivalent to English Derek.
4. A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
   Midwestern-US, dated, slang
5. A ceremonial dagger worn by naval or air force officers in some nations' militaries; formerly, a fighting dagger used by sailors as a boarding weapon.
6. A surname transferred from the given name.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Claymore is worn on the left side, the dirk on the right, and the Skean Dhu in the stocking […]”

“In half a minute he had reached the port scuppers, and picked, out of a coil of rope, a long knife, or rather a short dirk, discolored to the hilt with blood.”

“In this kit was the ‘Officer of the Watch’ telescope from Dolland and Sons, presented to me by my godmother, Inman's Nautical Tables, a parallel ruler, and, of course, a dirk.”

“The word dick itself serves as model for two variants which are probably Midwestern, dirk and dork, also meaning "penis"...”

“Near-synonym: dork”

“...on at least one Midwestern campus a dirk may be an "oddball" student, while a prick (more common) is of course an offensive one.”

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