Deadeye Dick

A form of dead-eye Dick — A marksman who never misses.

Meanings

nounDeadeye Dick (plural Deadeye Dicks)

plural Deadeye Dicks

  1. informalAlternative letter-case form of dead-eye Dick.

    How would you like to be the envy of your friends, a real Deadeye Dick of a rifle shot?

    1979 July, Bob Brister, “Shooting: Silhouettes”, in Field & Stream, retrieved 01 Jan 2016, page 84
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    You have to be Deadeye Dick to become a Masai warrior. . . . [H]e must pass a spear-throwing test.

    1958 Jan. 6, "It's a bullseye or nothing in this African Manhood Test" (advertisement), Life, vol. 44, no. 1, p. 81 (retrieved 1 Jan 2016)

    Davey Freakin' Crockett couldn't have hit the bull's eye better than I did. Talk about your Deadeye Dicks.

    1997, Frank Bank, Call Me Lumpy, →ISBN, page 108

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney earned the moniker Deadeye Dick when he accidentally shot an acquaintance in the face.

    2015 July 25, “Deadeye Dick Misses The Mark Again”, in gerrbear.wordpress.com, retrieved 01 Jan 2016

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