dimmock
dimmock noun: a foolish person; a dimwit.
Noun (1)
dimmock (plural dimmocks)
- A foolish person; a dimwit.
- Well, first, to all the dimmocks out there, I have only one thing to say. Please take your felt tips AWAY from the TV screen. Right, now throw them away, you won't be needing them. You see, Pictionary comes complete with a nifty art package, needing only the addition of your fingers and a keyboard...1990 January, "Pictionary" (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 48, page 38
- "No he wasn't! My dad said he was in Wham."
"What, your dad was?"
"No, Geogre Michael, you spoff. And he wore a little white glove."
"That was Prince, you dimmock!"2015, Chris Martin, Inky Stevens, For Whom the School-Bell Tolls, page 73
Noun (2)
dimmock (uncountable)
- Money.
- "I wouldn't take any dimmock [money] from a cove like yourself, even if you held it," the smith chuckled.1956, Frank Clune, Martin Cash: The Last of the Tasmanian Bushrangers, page 149
Proper noun capitalized: Dimmock
Dimmock (countable and uncountable, plural Dimmocks)
Forms of dimmock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dimmocks |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dimmocks |
Origin of dimmock
Perhaps from dime.
Variant of Dimmick.
Questions about dimmock
- What does dimmock mean?
- Dimmock means a foolish person; a dimwit.
- What part of speech is dimmock?
- Dimmock can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of dimmock?
- The plural of dimmock is dimmocks.
Words near dimmock in the dictionary
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