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Jan 28, 2021 · Whether it’s a euphemism used to shy away from talking about a topic that’s too taboo from some, or the complete opposite and a visceral, visual slang term that penetrates the mind, we’ve...
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The Bank Dick was the last film to feature Fields in a starring role. Poor health aggravated by excessive drinking relegated him to cameo appearances in subsequent films until his death in 1946. The film’s title uses a slang word for detective (“dick”).
The Bank Dick (1940) - The term "dick" was a piece of slang, meaning police officer or detective. There's a belief that the term began with the debut of the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. It started well before that.
"Wings" The Bank Dick (TV Episode 1992) - The episode's title, "The Bank Dick," has a humorous double meaning: the term "dick," is a slang term meaning a detective or policeman, which is in reference to Brian's job as a security guard at the bank.
The Bank Dick, released as The Bank Detective in the United Kingdom, is a 1940 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Set in Lompoc, California, [a] Fields plays Egbert Sousé, a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and ends up a bank security guard as a result.
British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
The Bank Dick, written by Fields under the nom de plume Mahatma Kane Jeeves, contains many of the same themes found in his short films: the hectoring family, small-town puritanism, irritating children, the love of drink and smoke.
