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dipstick
noun dip·stick \ˈdip-ˌstik\
: a long thin piece of metal with marks that are used to show how much of a fluid (such as motor oil) is in a container or an engine
: a stupid person
Full Definition of DIPSTICK
1
: a graduated rod for indicating depth (as of oil in a crankcase)
2
[euphemism for dipshit] : nitwit
3
: a chemically sensitive strip of paper used to identify one or more constituents (as glucose or protein) of urine by immersion
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First Known Use of DIPSTICK
1927
Related to DIPSTICK
- Synonyms
- berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, fool, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo
Rhymes with DIPSTICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, cowlick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hat trick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nitpick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, pinprick, placekick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, slapstick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
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dipstick
noun dip·stick \ˈdip-ˌstik\
Medical Definition of DIPSTICK
: a chemically sensitive strip of paper used to identify one or more constituents (as glucose or protein) of urine by immersion
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