English Explanatory Dictionary

spotted dick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.

Word forms

spotted dick spotted dicks

Etymology

Spotted refers to the dried fruits (that resemble spots). Dick is a dialectal term for "pudding". It may be related to dough, duff (meaning "dough" or "pudding") and Old English dāg (“dough”). Alternatively, it may be a corruption/contraction of the last syllable of pudding, or from German dick (“thick, viscous”).

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