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18-06-2022, 01:00 PM
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How Did 'Dick' Become Short for 'Richard'?​

By Tony Merevick (https://www.thrillist.com/authors/tony-merevick)

Dick, dick, dick. Few, if any, other words in the English language have the privilege of common usage as a name, a synonym for penis, and a great way of describing a jerk. So, how the hell did that happen? And more specifically, how did "Dick" become short for the name Richard? A recent video from the folks at...

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