dipstick

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at…

   A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.

   • I haven't checked the oil level of my car's motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago.
2. 2

   An exciseman or supervisor who measures with a dipstick.

3. 3

   The penis.

4. ›+ 3 more definitionsshow fewer

   1. 4

      A useless person of inferior intellect

      A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.

      • That referee is a right dipstick.
   2. 5

      To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude…

      To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.

      • In private, Secretary Powell, an amateur automotive mechanic, complains that old friends spend too much time sympathetically taking his temperature — “dip-sticking me,” as he puts it.
   3. 6

      To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.

      • If one of the fuel gauges is inoperative (flight is not permitted if both have failed), the tanks have to be dipsticked before and after each fueling to confirm the aircraft's fuel status.

The neighborhood