A male ferret, or sometimes a roguish character or devil in old English folklore and literature.
From Middle English, possibly a diminutive of Dick (Richard). The ferret meaning likely derives from its mischievous behavior. Used in Shakespeare and folklore.
In old English plays, a diccon was either a playful animal or a mischievous character—the word captures that trickster energy in two different animal forms!
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