Meanings
noundillweed (countable and uncountable, plural dillweeds)
plural dillweeds
- uncountableDill, an aromatic herb used in cooking and medicine; Anethum graveolens.
Vinegar and Pickles (kraut, cucumber, dillweed, tomato, cauliflower and onion).
1909, Missouri Railroad, Warehouse Commission, Annual Report, page 413 - CanadaUScountablederogatoryslanguncountableA contemptible person; a fool.
...they have been exchanging insults in writing: "dickhead," "dillweed," "fuzzbutt," "dorkwad," "asswipe," and so forth.
1996, Timothy Jay, What to Do When Your Students Talk Dirty, page 207
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Englishdili“dill”
- Englishdillweed
Compound of dill + weed. From Old English dili (“dill”).
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dillweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillweed
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