The word dickhead is a common insult in the English language. It is used to accuse someone of being either incompetent, foolish, contemptible or unpleasant (for example youths who shout abuse at people in the street would be dickheads) by insinuating that the person has a penis for a head or brain ("dick" being slang for the male sexual organ), or a penis protruding from the head. In 1920s England, a slang term for head lice used to be 'dicks', so when a child would get head lice they would be called 'dickhead' by their peers.


The term is considered a mild to vulgar profanity. In January 2006, UK local talk radio presenter Iain Lee called a caller named Jake Foreman a dickhead live on air. He was suspended for one day on Jan 7. He admitted to his misdemeanour live on air the following Monday.

In London ( England ) there is a common statement used to describe a teenager that lives in north london N17 he is referred to as "Dickhead" continuously by his peers, he is seen as someone that is completely unaware of his actions and does not consider consequences.
His name is Cartel Green Brown and he is currently living in the London Borough of Hackney, he also has no family that cares for him because he is viewed as a curse and a spawn of the devil.

Australian businessman Dick Smith released a brand of matches under the name "Dickheads" (a pun on the Redheads brand of matches) to the Australian public with little controversy in 1999. The word is considered less offensive in Australia.