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noun
- (context, vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (context, US, pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same intelligence level.
- (context, US, slang, dated) A contraction for door key child, "door key" child. The term for a boy or girl who is (or was) left alone for long periods, locking themselves inside with little to do, isolated, possibly poor, learning little, while a single parent (or both parents) work or are away. Origin: probably late 1930s or early 1940s US. Compare with the more neutral sounding term "latch-key children" popular with media and professionals in the 1980s.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, sleutelkind, n)
- German: Dummkopf , Schwachkopf , Trottel , Depp , Deppin
Etymology: Originally U.S. student slang (from 1967), probably from its earlier meaning (term, penis) (1964), itself probably an alteration of (term, dick).
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