dick out
C1 slang intransitive
In simple words
To suddenly decide you're too scared to do something you promised to do.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To withdraw from a commitment or challenge because of fear or cowardice.
"He said he'd do the bungee jump, but he totally dicked out at the last second."
Usage notes
Highly vulgar; used mainly among young men in informal American English. Not appropriate in most contexts. Rare and largely interchangeable with 'chicken out' but considered ruder.
Commonly used with
challenge fight dare bet plan
Forms
Base
dick out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dicks out
he/she/it
Past simple
dicked out
yesterday
Past participle
dicked out
have + pp
-ing form
dicking out
continuous
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