# Dill-based Insults in the 70's

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 19, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592 "2012-06-19T00:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592/21 "2012-06-20T01:43:21Z")

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70s South Jersey. “Dil-strap” was a fairly common word.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592/22 "2012-06-20T02:19:57Z")

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Seventies NE Ohio. “Dillweed” and “dickwad” were both relatively common insults.

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592/23 "2012-06-20T06:16:40Z")

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I grew up on Wisconsin (born 1960). Dill weed, dill hole were common slanders in the early to late 70’s. By the early to mid 80’s those become “dick weed” or “dick hole” by the process of verbal evolution I’m guessing.  
[Dill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dill) is a common herb grown in Wisconsin home gardens, as home canning has always been popular here.

I have no idea if that has any thing to do with the terminology. But if you’re ever asked a question on a game show that you get right based on what you read on my post, I get a cut, dill hole!!! 😉

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**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592/24 "2012-06-20T07:07:17Z")

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I always assumed that the “dil” prefix was related to “dildo.”

Wrong?

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