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Dick (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Dick

That happened in the reign of queen Dick, i.e. never: said of any absurd old story. I am as queer as Dick’s hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don’t know what ails me.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Dice * Dicky

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Devil’s Dung
Devil’s Guts
Devilish
Deusea Ville
Deusea Ville Stampers
Dew Beaters
Dews Wins
Dewitted
Dial Plate
Dice
Dick
Dicky
Dicked in the nob
Dickey
Dickey-1
To Diddle
Diddeys
Diddle
Diggers
Dilberries
Dilberry maker