pik 🔊

Usage examples

• Hold din pik i bukserne.
  Keep your dick in your pants.
• Hvad en pik du er.
  What a dick you are.
• Så stor som en hestepik.
  As big as a horse's dick.

Etymology

Derived from the Germanic root related to "pike" or "pick" — a pointed instrument — following the widespread linguistic pattern of sharp tools becoming slang for the penis. Cognates include Swedish "kuk" and Norwegian "pikk," and the word family is attested in Scandinavian vernacular texts from the early modern period. The same root gives English "pike" (a weapon) its name.

Cultural notes

"Pik" is the most common Danish vulgar term for the penis and is used widely in informal speech, comedy, and online culture. It doubles as a personal insult — calling someone a "pik" implies stupidity or contemptibility. The word is less shocking to Danish ears than its English equivalent because of its prevalence in everyday humour, but it remains clearly inappropriate in formal contexts or with children.

Same meaning, other languages