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The word and name '''Dick''' has multiple meanings:
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'''Dick''', '''Dicks''', or '''Dick's''' may refer to:
* '''Dick''' is a time-honoured contraction of the ] '''Richard'''. Many famous individuals have used "Dick" as a nickname, including ], who eventually came to be known under the slang term "Tricky Dick".

*'''Dick''' is also a ] term used to refer to a ] or ]. It is a shortened form of ''detective''. ], the famous ]al police detective, was named for his profession. '''Private dick''' is also common for private investigators.
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*It is also a ] for ], and in modern times it is frequently used as an insult or ].
==Media==
* The term "dick around" means to carelessly waste time, as in "Quit dicking around, we have to finish!"
* ], a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia
*'''Dick''' is also, much less commonly, a surname:
* ], a musical group
** For the classic ] ] (posthumously a frequent source of ] plots and concepts), see ]
* ], a 1999 American comedy film
*''']''' is also an ] by ] who is the guitarist from a ] band ].
* ], a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat
*''']''' is also a ] ] in which two girls cause the downfall of Richard Nixon.
* '']'', a 2023 American black comedy film
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==Names==
* ], an index of people nicknamed Dick
* ]
* ]
* Dick, a diminutive for ]
* ] (1823–1891), a pen name of Edmond de la Fontaine of Luxembourg
* ], botanical author abbreviation for ] (1738–1822)

==Places==
* ], a mountain in California
* ], an unincorporated community

==Other uses==
* ], a ] for the penis as well as a pejorative epithet
* ], a Seattle, Washington-based fast food chain
* ], a major sporting goods retailer in the United States
* ], a soccer stadium in Denver, Colorado
* ], in early 20th century or 19th century English
* ], or DIC(K), a political party

==See also==
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* '']'', a novel by American artist and author Chris Kraus
* ] (born 1942), German rock music singer
* ]
* ], a British pudding
* ]

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Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to:

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