dirks

Noun (1)

dirk (plural dirks)

1. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
   • The Claymore is worn on the left side, the dirk on the right, and the Skean Dhu in the stocking […]1898, W.D.F Vincent, The Cutters' Practical Guide
2. A ceremonial dagger worn by naval or air force officers in some nations' militaries; formerly, a fighting dagger used by sailors as a boarding weapon.
   • In half a minute he had reached the port scuppers, and picked, out of a coil of rope, a long knife, or rather a short dirk, discolored to the hilt with blood.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

Noun (2)

dirk (plural dirks)

1. (Midwestern-US, dated, slang) A penis.
   • The word dick itself serves as model for two variants which are probably Midwestern, dirk and dork, also meaning "penis"...May 1964, Lawrence Poston, "Some Problems in the Study of Campus Slang", American Speech volume 39, issue 2

   Synonyms:

   dork, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack

2. (Midwestern-US, dated, slang) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
   • Near-synonym: dork

   Synonyms:

   dork

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