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The word '''dickhead''' is a common sex phrase in the [[English language]]. It is used to accuse someone of being either incompetent, foolish, contemptible or unpleasant by insinuating that the person has a [[penis]] for a head or brain ("dick" being [[slang]] for the male sexual organ), or a penis protruding from the head. In 1920s [[England]], a [[slang term]] for [[head lice]] used to be 'dicks', so when a child would get head lice they would be called 'dickhead' by their peers.

The term is considered a mild to vulgar [[profanity]]. In January 2006, UK local talk radio presenter [[Iain Lee]] called a caller named Jake Foreman a dickhead live on air. He was suspended for one day on [[Jan 7]]. He admitted to his misdemeanour live on air the following Monday. {{fact}}

==External links==
* [[Dickheads_matches|Dick Smith's DICKHEADS matches]], an Australian brand of matches, (a pun on [[Redheads_%28matches%29|Redheads matches]]).
Cale Smith.
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