Where does “dickslap” come from?

dickslap (English) comes from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dickslap (English): An objectionable person; The act of slapping...

Definitions

  1. An objectionable person; The act of slapping...

Ancestry of “dickslap”, step by step

dickslap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDickA male person
2EnglishdeclarationA written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
3Middle Englishdeclaration
4Old Frenchdeclaration
5LatindeclaratioThe act of making clear; a disclosure,...
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English slap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslapA blow, especially one given with the open hand,...
2Middle Englishslappen
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-