Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dip one's wick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: dip one's wick
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a man: to have sex.

Slang

Example Sentences

""Maybe you were too eager to dip your wick to see the obvious facts," Ibanez told Nascimbeni, eyes flashing."

Etymology

See wick (“the penis”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

dips one's wick (present, singular) dipping one's wick (participle, present) dipped one's wick (participle, past) dipped one's wick (past) dip the wick (alternative)

Questions

What does dip one's wick mean?: Of a man: to have sex.
Where does dip one's wick come from?: See wick (“the penis”).

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