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dick
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a clever dick (British & Australian)
someone who tries too hard to show that they are clever, in a way which annoys other people. He's such a clever dick, talking loudly on the phone in lots of different languages.
See also: clever

Tom, Dick and/or Harry

anyone, especially people that you do not know or do not think are important. Draw the curtains or we'll have every Tom, Dick and Harry peering through the window. I want a qualified plumber to do the job, not just any Tom, Dick or Harry.
See also: harry

every Tom, Dick, and Harry
anyone. Draw the curtains or we'll have every Tom, Dick, and Harry peeking in the window.
Usage notes: usually said about any person you do not know or think is unimportant, and sometimes used in the form any Tom, Dick, or Harry: I want a qualified plumber to do the job, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry.
See also: every, harry

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I had to be back there all the time, dicking with the equipment, and they were just raging rock star assholes.
 
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