different between donkeydick vs donkey

English

Etymology

donkey +? dick

Noun

donkeydick (plural donkeydicks)

1. Alternative spelling of donkey dick
   • 1980, Oliver Lange, Next of Kin, Seaview Books (1980), ?ISBN, page 134

     And that German donkeydick must'a been three and a half feet long and five inches across.

   • 1999, Oliver Lange, Whompyjawed, Permanent Press (1999), ?ISBN, page 107:

     Harvey told me Coach Bud was calling Effie a motherfucker and a cocksucker and a two-bit donkeydick.

   • 2009, Ken Knight, The Naked Diaries: Legends of Bare Entertainment, AuthorHouse (2009), ?ISBN, page 407

     Then there was that donkeydick Jonny Faster who she indulged shortly before he disappeared four years ago, the second man to ever make her come and the only one she ever let bend her over a barstool like he did that evening!

English

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Originally a slang term from the late eighteenth century. Perhaps from Middle English *donekie (“a miniature dun horse”), a double diminutive of Middle English don, dun, dunne (a name for a dun horse), equivalent to modern English dun (“brownish grey colour”) + -ock (diminutive suffix) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle English donning (“a dun horse”), English dunnock.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??ki/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??ki/, /?d??ki/; (rare and nonstandard) /?d??ki/
• Rhymes: -??ki
• Hyphenation: don?key

Noun

donkey (plural donkeys)

1. A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
2. A stubborn person.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stubborn person

3. A fool.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool

4. (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.

   Synonym: donkey engine

5. (naval slang, dated) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
6. (poker slang) A bad poker player.

Hyponyms

• jack
• jackass
• jenny

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Afrikaans: donkie
• ? Northern Sotho: tonki
• ? Tok Pisin: donki

Translations

See also

• ass
• mule
• hinny

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “donkey”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “donkey” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

References

• (box or chest): 1930, Naval Review (London) (volume 18, page 592)