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Synonyms for prick

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

dick dick-head ass hole bastard slit incision cock-up

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Dick — someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying

dick, dick-head, ass hole, arsehole UK, asshole US, bastard, cock, pecker, cocksucker, penis, mother fucker, scum, shaft, slag, tool, whoreson, shit vulgar, shit ass vulgar, shithead vulgar, shathead UK, shitehead UK, motherfucker vulgar, putz slang, shvantz slang US

2. Slit

slit, scratch, incision, dent

Other

cock-up, run-through

Verb

1. Sting

sting, pierce, puncture, pain, bite, stick, hurt, point, impale, wound, smart, pink, incite, urge, stimulate, drive, spur, stab, inflame, pang, lash, rouse

Other

goad, prickle, perforate, twinge, gad

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

  2. n. 2

    A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

  3. v. 1

    To pierce or puncture slightly.

    John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.

Related words

Word family
prick-eared prickery pricket prickle prickly pricked pricker pricking
Phrases
prick tease prick up gnat's prick prick post prick the garter

Forms

Plural
pricks → dicks, dick-heads, bastards, cocks…
Past participle
pricked
e.g. pricked → pierced, punctured, pained, bit…

Example sentences

  • dick Dick tried to solve that problem, but he couldn't.
  • bastard I'll give that bastard a taste of his own medicine.
  • slit An argument ensued and he slit her throat.
  • incision Ziri had a small incision in the back of his neck.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
prickrising
dickrising
bastardrising
slitsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gad1
4 letters
shit1, pain1, hurt1, dick1, tool1, pink1, bite1, cock1, urge1, stab1, scum1, dent1, spur1, slit1
5 letters
point1, drive1, stick1, smart1, wound1, penis2, shaft1, sting1, rouse1
6 letters
pierce1, incite2, pecker, twinge1, impale2
7 letters
asshole2, scratch1, bastard2, inflame2, prickle, shvantz
8 letters
incision3, puncture2, shithead2, arsehole2, whoreson, shathead
9 letters
stimulate3, perforate3, shitehead
10 letters
cocksucker3
12 letters
motherfucker4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (penis2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
zob
Italiano
cazzo
Español
polla
Deutsch
Schwanz
Català
pardal