Big Swinging Dick

What is Big Swinging Dick?


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1. the financial industry's term for a rainmaker; a Wall Street executive who brings in enormous amounts of money for the firm, possibly because he has just screwed a customer.

An expression made famous by Michael Lewis in Liar’s Poker, published in 1989.

2. a mover and shaker in any organization

Calling some one a dick is an insult.

Calling some one a big dick is a bigger insult.

Calling some one a big swinging dick is a term of respect.

Not a nickname for a large gorilla named Richard.

But Dick Perle didn't want to be a mere influence peddler. He wanted to be a businessman, a venture capitalist, a Big Swinging Dick.


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