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dick-measuring contests

dick-measuring contests is the plural of dick-measuring contest.

Meaning of dick-measuring contest

Noun

dick-measuring contest (plural dick-measuring contests)

  1. (figuratively, slang, vulgar) A situation in which people (usually men) compete, often over superficial characteristics, to demonstrate their worthiness, power, etc.
    • “Because I'm a woman in a dick-measuring contest,” 6 says. “Business is a man's game, and they don't like me playing. Opening my mouth is a challenge to their masculinity.”2000, Max Barry, Syrup: A Novel (movie tie-in), Penguin, →ISBN

Questions about dick-measuring contests

What is dick-measuring contests the plural of?
Dick-measuring contests is the plural of dick-measuring contest.

Words near dick-measuring contests in the dictionary

  1. dick-headedly
  2. dick-heads
  3. dick-lick
  4. dick-licks
  5. dick-measuring contest
  6. dick-measuring contests
  7. dick-print
  8. dick-prints
  9. dick-root
  10. dick-roots
  11. dick-sucking

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