slippery dick

noun

a wrasse, Halichoeres bivittatus, inhabiting tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean.

Origin of slippery dick

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First recorded in 1875–80

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How to use slippery dick in a sentence

In less than an hour after his arrival slippery dick had executed his commission and was filling up the grave.
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He went with Dabney and the general to see slippery dick for the last time before the trial.
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