Dick
Nickname for Richard
Dick is a traditional nickname for Richard, once extremely common but now declining—likely because of the vulgar slang.
Famous Dicks include Nixon, Cheney, and Van Dyke.
A private dick is a detective, from an older slang sense unrelated to the name.
Every Tom, Dick, and Harry means ordinary people generally. (Lowercase dick is vulgar slang for penis.)
Hired investigator, unlicensed
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- noirHard-boiled film genre
hardboiled · shamus · snoop · Sam Spade · pulp fiction · fedora · trench coat · stakeout
Masculine name, Germanic origin
- RichieDiminutive of Richard
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- given namePersonal name from birth
private eye
Hired investigator, unlicensed
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
noir · hardboiled · shamus · snoop · Sam Spade · pulp fiction · fedora · trench coat · stakeout · surveillance
Richard
Masculine name, Germanic origin
- RichieDiminutive of Richard
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
cetacean
Aquatic mammal order
Ahab · Melville · leviathan · ambergris · fluke · breaching · pod · marine
- RichardsRichard Nixon, Richard Pryor, Little Richard, Richard Branson, Richard Gere
- common namescommon names, John, Jane, Joe, Bob
- classic sci-fiAsimov, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Clarke, Ray Bradbury
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
- Enid BlytonGeorge, Julian, Anne, Timmy, Larry
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof
- Moby DickFictional white sperm whale
- dick moveInconsiderate harmful action
- dick picsPhotographs of male genitalia
- Dick Van Dyke
- Tom, Dick and HarryAny ordinary person
- private dickFreelance criminal investigator