prickwad

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noun

A rude, obnoxious, or annoying person.

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Meanings

nounprickwad (plural prickwads)

plural prickwads

  1. derogatoryslangA rude, obnoxious, or annoying person.

    Telling Jessie that he was an asshalf prickwad Decent wouldn't be working toward a community at all.

    2006, David Levithan, Wide Awake, Knopf, →ISBN, page 7
    2 more examples

    "That's right — Big Daddy Jackson watches over his flock, prickwad. Next time, check with your fag-bashing friends, ask 'em if it's safe to fuck with the Darkside! […]

    1999, Best Gay Erotic 1999, Cleis Preis, →ISBN, page 149

    About an hour ago, when Alona caught me crying in the hallway after my big blowout with the king of the prickwads, I figured, why not blame the little guys again?

    2010, Lindsay Faith Rech, It Started with a Dare, Graphia, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jerk

Origin

From prick + -wad.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

prickwad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickwad

MLA

“prickwad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickwad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prickwad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickwad.

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