noun Street Slang 18+

hampton

HAMP-tun · noun · vulgar

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Clip of 'Hampton Wick' ('Wick' rhymes with 'prick'); source of 'gets on my wick'.

Variants hampton wick

What does 'hampton' mean?

From 'Hampton Wick', rhyming slang for 'prick'. It can mean the penis, or be used as a mild insult for an idiot.

Is 'hampton' rude?

It's crude in origin, but as an insult ('being a hampton') it lands as fairly mild, similar to calling someone a prick.

Is it related to 'gets on my wick'?

Yes — the phrase 'gets on my wick', meaning irritates me, comes from the same 'Hampton Wick' rhyming slang.