Dipstick

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Donald M. Lance wrote:

> This piece of humor came across my screen.  Is this use of 'dipstick'
> common?  Seems to me there's a similar word that I can't quite recall.

RHHDAS has an entry for "dipstick," describing it as "partly euphemistic"
for "dipshit."


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