Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A graduated rod for measuring the depth or amount of liquid in a container, as of oil in a crankcase.
- n. Slang A person regarded as foolish or contemptible.
Wiktionary
- n. A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
- n. slang A penis.
- n. slang A useless person.
- n. slang, euphemistic A dipshit.
- n. slang, UK A person of inferior intellect or, more accurately, someone who makes an action that would imply this.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
Etymologies
- dip + stick (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We FINALLY know who this dipstick is … the Wizard of Ooze …”
“dipstick" -- a test of alternative language just to ascertain the depths of public sentiment or apathy to a change in course.”
“Too many men are thinking with their "dipstick" when it comes to this woman ..... soak these corks”
“Maybe Joe "dipstick" Wilson wants the Hyde Amendment changed with healthcare reform.”
Heckler Wilson 'a decent guy' with lock on district, observers say
“Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple "dipstick" test for detecting cocaine and other drugs in saliva, urine or blood serum.”
“Accusations that "she whored herself out for power," and that she is a "dipstick" are completely unacceptable and show a complete lack of class and integrity from the politicians who threw the insult.”
“The water level can be checked with the aid of a 'dipstick' (see p. 25).”
“Scientists developing 3-in-1 'dipstick' test for early detection of parasitic diseases Nanodevice run from battery could help to desalinate seawater in disaster zones”
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“The new test technology gives scientists a way to determine whether the degradation process is complete; eventually, it should be available to farmers in a simple "dipstick" field test.”
“A Cambridge University team have developed a simple "dipstick" test to detect the eye infection trac ...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dipstick’.
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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The Penis Game
Euphemisms for the penis.
See also:
A Testicle by Any Other Name
Ward, I'm worried about the beavermale interfemoral..., penis, dick, cock, prick, willy, percy, peter, one-eyed trouser ..., piece of pork, wife's best friend, dong and 79 more...
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In Cars
I've never learned how to drive or care for a car, but I recently inherited one that probably needs some work. Here's a list of vocabulary words I'll need to learn.
wheel, axle, steering wheel, seat, engine, windshield wiper, stick shift, limited slip diff..., catalytic converter, exhaust, trunk, window and 55 more...
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like words duh
almost-words teens/tweens use --or -- actualy words they use incorrectly
duh, no duh, duh, no duh, gwon, sh'up, nu-uh, iknow-a, no-a, ow-a, yup, s'up, c'moooon and 25 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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thunderfuck, incredible, merp, sara, flopparoo, smother, fugly, buer, plum, canny, nefelibata, cuntbucket and 1972 more... -
Mollusque's miscellany
A mixture of words that I like or have commented on, along with ones parked here so they'd be listed somewhere or remind me of lists I want to make.
oranger, monographer, preoccupied, bu, bobization, coinventor, tetrapyloctomy, borgmannian, suspercollate, manhug, mancrush, obituarist and 604 more...
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Professional Scrabble Lexicon (TWL)
A myriad of game-changing words every Scrabble addict must have in his arsenal.
Keep in mind that these are all tried-and-true feasibly playable words selected for their handiness, i.e...paragon, pignora, ganef, suttee, origan, ohia, aioli, abasement, lehr, mho, tallow, harelike and 842 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, D
dodecahedron, din, diglyceride, dysphotopsia, decoction, deboss, diatonic, dithyramb, divagate, discalced, dishdasha, daft and 281 more...
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Flanges &c
Amusingly-named mechanical and electrical parts to be found in a particular warehouse in Newfoundland
nut, relief valve, cotter, shaft, bushing (inner bo..., sleeve, bushing (link), thrust washer, slip yoke, bushing (swing post), half pump coupling, main teledyne spool and 344 more...
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thou varlet!
insults that roll trippingly off the tongue
varlet, addlepated, knucklehead, schmuck, ignoramus, bedlamite, nincompoop, nitwit, knave, bungler, blockhead, galoot and 91 more...
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patiomensch's Words
ontogeny, plangent, meritocratic, bisensuous, metonymic, bilious, booya, endothermic, nomenclature, dysphemism, mimetic, prosthetic and 61 more...
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Did you just insult me?!
Words to use in moments of high frustration that they hopefully won't understand.
naïf, jerk, temerity, presumptuousness, presumptuous, arrogant, impudence, insolence, hick, bitch, asshole, ass and 61 more...
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Surveying
an attempt to subdivide your life
theodolite, gun, instrument, azimuth, bearing, angle, chainman, crew chief, minor partition, control, backsight, d.i. and 77 more...
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Watch Your Language, Young Man
Ahh, euphemisms. Every schoolkid's favorite pastime. They sound so naughty, but you can't really get in trouble for using them, can you?
darn, dang, shoot, shucks, flip, geez, gee whiz, golly, son of a gun, crud, shyster, holy schnikes and 58 more...
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Words That Make Me Giggle
because i might as well be a 10-year-old boy
wiener, pianist, diarrhea, commode, teetee, anus, penile, bauble, unitard, cockpit, dipstick, buttocks
Tweets
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patiomensch This word makes me think of my Grandpa, who used it frequently. Apr 13, 2007