The Annoyed Man wrote:It's a reference to a specific part of the male anatomy. The term has been in use for quite a long time. I was probably in my 20s the first time I can recall hearing it, and I'm 59 now.CC Italian wrote:It's a slang term that usually means someone is easily influenced or manipulated as far as I remember. I am in my early 30s and I am sorry to say I think this is something my generation and maybe people a few years older started. As far as I know the first time I heard it was in the early-mid 90s during my 8th grade or freshmen year. I think it was one of those things that spawned off from grunge culture but I could be wrong.
I am sorry to also say that we used the term as a form of hazing to kids who were loaners and followers who tried to enter our groups or cliques without knowing us.
55yo here, and it's always been used as a substitute for the short form of Richard...as in "that guy is a real "tool"!