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Wiktionary

  1. n. A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a suet pudding containing currants

Etymologies

  1. spotted refers the the dried fruits (that resemble spots). dick maybe a corruptions/contraction of the last syllable of pudding, a corruption of dough, or from German dick ("thick, viscous"). (Wiktionary)

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  • reesetee Heehee! Oct 3, 2009

  • skipvia Or is it "Spotted Richard?"
    -TheRegister.com Oct 1, 2009

  • misterpolly Off I go rather shamefaced to my doctor! Must be more careful when I choose my friends. Dec 8, 2007

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‘spotted dick’ has been looked up 1406 times, added to 13 lists, commented on 3 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.