spotted dick

Meaning

Noun

• A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.

Origin

• spotted refers to the dried fruits (that resemble spots). dick is a dialectal term for "pudding". It may be related to dough, Old English dāg (dough) and duff (meaning dough or pudding). Alternatively, it may be a corruption/contraction of the last syllable of pudding, or from German dick.