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Klick, the Dick

Keith Smith

Copyright © 2012 M Keith Smith

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2012-11-16

Dedication

Mom and Dad - I hardly knew you!

Acknowledgments

Research shows that ‘dick’ became slang for ‘detective’ around 1908, Dick originated as nickname for Richard maybe 400 years earlier, but Richard itself may represent ‘hard ruler.’ The use of the word as representative of the appendage that best represents the male ego may have begun in British military ranks around 1890, preceding slang for ‘detective.’ The word has other connotations, such as ‘jerk.’ It’s not a stretch to imagine the use of the word as representing someone hard-headed and interfering, such as a detective, rather than a shortening of the word. Even though a criminal might not like such attributes, law-abiding citizens might enjoy having a dick around every now and then….