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cuck.

A cuckold or cuckquean.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʌk//kʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. A cuckold or cuckquean.

    slang
    The King was made a cuck by his faithless Queen.
  2. A weakling.

    derogatory · slang
    That silly cuck thinks she can beat me in a fight.
  3. One who meekly and submissively acts against their own interests, or those of their own race, gender, class, religion, etc.

    derogatory · slang
    The feel-good petition was only supported by cucks.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English cokewold English cuckoldclip. English cuck Clipping of cuckold or cuckquean. The sense of weakling, race traitor, etc. apparently originated on 4chan in 2014 and migrated to Reddit soon after.

verb/kʌk//kʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. To cuckold or cuckquean, to be sexually unfaithful towards.

    slang · transitive
  2. To turn into a cuckold or cuckquean, to cheat with the partner of (someone).

    slang · transitive
  3. To weaken or emasculate, to render pathetic.

    derogatory · slang · transitive
  4. To fool and thus lower the status of, to exploit the trust or tolerance of (to one's own benefit and the other's disadvantage); to make into a cuck (one who acts against their own interests).

    derogatory · slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English cokewold English cuckoldclip. English cuck Clipping of cuckold or cuckquean. The sense of weakling, race traitor, etc. apparently originated on 4chan in 2014 and migrated to Reddit soon after.

verb/kʌk//kʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. To punish (someone) by putting them in a cucking stool.

    obsolete · slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from cucking stool.

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