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And why the hell are they even associated in the first place?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well yeah, obviously. Lots of other terms for it as well.

But seriously, who, why, and when did they decide to nickname the penis as a dick? And who decided that Dick is an appropriate nickname for Richard?

And who named the organ the penis in the first place?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Penises are called dicks because of the idiomatic reference "every Tom, Dick and Harry" for ordinary people.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Think mint juleps on a breezy afternoon, but with dicks in them. Clinking around with the ice. See where Iโ€™m going with this?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

No, but please elaborate...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But we had Dick Nixon, Dick Cavett, and Dick van Dyke during that period.And lots more. So I don't think that's it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

As a long term owner of a dick, I'm pretty sure we don't have periods.

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