dipstick
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈdɪpstɪk/
Noun

dipstick (plural dipsticks)

  1. A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
    I haven't checked the oil level of my car's motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago.
  2. (slang) A penis.
  3. (slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
    That referee is a right dipstick.
Translations
  • French: jauge
  • Italian: asta di livello, astina
  • Russian: щуп
Translations Verb

dipstick (dipsticks, present participle dipsticking; past and past participle dipsticked)

  1. To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.



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