Dirk

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

5 more languages

العربيةديرك

Gàidhligbiodagduirc

한국어회검

Latinasica

Polskikordzik

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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