Idiom
Hampton Wick
VulgarCockney rhyming slang
Meaning
prick
Examples
“Don't be such a Hampton Wick.”
“He acted like a total Hampton Wick when he shouted at the waiter for no reason.”
“Despite his polished suit and expensive car, his colleagues privately dismissed him as a complete Hampton Wick due to his arrogant behavior.”
Examples
simple
“Don't be such a Hampton Wick.”
contextual
“He acted like a total Hampton Wick when he shouted at the waiter for no reason.”
complex
“Despite his polished suit and expensive car, his colleagues privately dismissed him as a complete Hampton Wick due to his arrogant behavior.”
Origin
The place name Hampton Wick derives its second element from the Middle English *wick*, denoting a village or dairy farm. The term is preserved as a topographical marker within the specific locale.
Key words
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