How did “Dick” become the shortened version of “Richard”?
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It’s also worth noting that the word “Dick” wasn’t used as a slang word for a certain body part until the 1960s. It was very common as a nickname and no one thought of it as dirty. Certain celebrities like Dick Clark, Dick Nixon, and Dick van Dyke were going by the name Dick long before it got its double meaning. There are however instances of “dick” meaning used to refer to a generic man (“every Tom, Dick, and Harry”) dating back to the 17th century
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