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单词 dipstick
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dipstickn.

Brit. /ˈdɪpstɪk/, U.S. /ˈdɪpˌstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dip v., stick n.1
Etymology: < dip v. + stick n.1In sense 4 perhaps after dipshit n., although alternatively perhaps an extended use of sense 5 (if so, implying earlier currency of that sense; compare e.g. dick n.1 6, schmuck n.).
1. colloquial (depreciative). A person, esp. an exciseman, who ascertains the capacity or content of a cask or similar vessel using a gauging rod. Obsolete.In quot. 1804 used as a nickname.
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1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 43 To gauge the bub, and sound the cask, Old Dipstick took his way; Employ'd in Supervisor's task, All on a summer's day.
1832 Observer 5 Mar. 1/3 The supervisor, (by some vulgarly called Dipstick) put his magic wand upon the unfortunate rum.
1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 26 Jan. 59/1 It has been the usage in certain quarters to speak in contemptuous terms of the functions of this deserving class of public servants, and to apply to them the opprobrious epithet of ‘dip-sticks’.
2. An instrument used to ascertain the capacity or content of a vessel containing liquid; (in later use) esp. a rod used to determine the level or quality of oil in a vehicle's engine.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring level in a container
dipstick1824
sight tube1851
dip-rod1923
1824 Newcastle Courant 9 Oct. Whether the woman was mistaken, or the officer by the magic power of his dip-stick had transformed the eggs into whisky, I leave for the public to judge.
1863 Farmer's Mag. July 31/1 He was glad to hear that Mr. Rand looked upon this question with the eye of a farmer, and he thought the way the ‘dipstick’ was used made a great difference with regard to the amount of duty they paid.
1927 Observer 4 Dec. 11/4 The near side of the engine [of a new Ford motor vehicle] carries the self-starter and the oil-filler and a dip-stick gauge only, and has almost a European appearance.
1991 Which? Mar. 152/3 Check oil colour on dipstick—if it's unusually black or creamy brown the engine could have serious problems.
2021 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 6 June The dipstick showed the oil as being only half a quart low.
3. A strip of paper or plastic containing one or more reagents, which is dipped into a sample of a body fluid or other liquid to test for specific substances such as protein, glucose, etc., the presence and concentration of which are typically indicated by means of a colour change.
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1960 Med. Clinics N. Amer. Jan. 51 These developments and the introduction of rapid, simple, modern ‘dip-stick’ tests should make repetitive urine testing more rewarding for the patient and the doctor.
1993 Contemp. Pediatrics Apr. 51/3 Urinalysis by dipstick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin..and specific gravity.
2020 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 6 Dec. 101 Dipstick tests check the urine for traces of blood, which can be a sign of bladder cancer.
4. slang (originally U.S.). A stupid or obnoxious person. Cf. dipshit n.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun]
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cloth-head1927
dumb1928
gazook1928
mouldwarp1928
ding-dong1929
stupido1929
mook1930
sparrow-brain1930
knobhead1931
dip1932
drip1932
epsilon1932
bohunkus1933
Nimrod1933
dumbass1934
zombie1936
pea-brain1938
knot-head1940
schlump1941
jarhead1942
Joe Soap1943
knuckle-head1944
nong1944
lame-brain1945
gobshite1946
rock-head1947
potato head1948
jerko1949
turkey1951
momo1953
poop-head1955
a right one1958
bam1959
nong-nong1959
dickhead1960
dumbo1960
Herbert1960
lamer1961
bampot1962
dipshit1963
bamstick1965
doofus1965
dick1966
pillock1967
zipperhead1967
dipstick1968
thickie1968
poephol1969
yo-yo1970
doof1971
cockhead1972
nully1973
thicko1976
wazzock1976
motorhead1979
mouth-breather1979
no-brainer1979
jerkwad1980
woodentop1981
dickwad1983
dough ball1983
dickweed1984
bawheid1985
numpty1985
jerkweed1988
dick-sucker1989
knob-end1989
Muppet1989
dingus1997
dicksack1999
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > contemptible person
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schlub1950
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mother1955
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hard-on1958
rass hole1959
schmucko1959
bitch ass1961
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asshole1962
butthole1962
cock1962
dipshit1963
motherfuck1964
dork1965
bumhole1967
mofo1967
tosspot1967
crudball1968
dipstick1968
douche1968
frickface1968
schlong1968
fuckwit1969
rassclaat1969
ass1970
wank1970
fecker1971
wanker1971
butt-fucker1972
slimeball1972
bloodclaat1973
fuckwad1974
mutha1974
suck1974
cocksuck1977
tosser1977
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spastic1981
dweeb1982
bumboclaat1983
dickwad1983
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saddie1985
butt plug1986
jerkweed1988
dick-sucker1989
microcephalic1989
wankstain1990
sadster1992
buttmunch1993
fanny1995
jackhole1996
fassyhole1997
fannybaws2000
fassy2002
1968 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 2 iv. 4 Boy! That guy's a class A dipstick.
1981 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 1st Ser. Episode 1. 13 A lot of people told me I was a right dipstick to make my brother a partner in the business, but this only goes to prove how bloody right they were.
2008 J. Wiilliams Strictly Love ix. 99 That was before I realised what a dipstick you are.
5. slang. The penis.
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the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] > penis
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ding-a-ling1969
dipstick1970
tonk1970
noonies1972
salami1977
monkey1978
langer1983
wanker1987
1970 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Spring 20 Lipstick on a dip stick... Oral-genital sexual relations.
1980 Maledicta 4 191 I overheard in a cinema once the cry ‘Keep your lipstick off my dipstick!’
2002 C. Adair In too Deep ii. 15 Tally was grateful beyond belief that he wasn't going to say any more about her grabbing on to his dipstick.
2014 G. ILes Natchez Burning (2015) xlvi. 506 Say a prayer, and thank the Lord your dipstick is still connected to your body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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