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cunt.

The female genitalia, especially the vulva.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʌnt//kʊnt/Northern-England
  1. The female genitalia, especially the vulva.

    countable · literally · vulgar
  2. An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).

    countable · offensive · vulgar
  3. An objectionable object or item.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · countable · vulgar
    Fix the car? I’ll sort the cunt out at the weekend.
  4. An unpleasant or difficult experience or incident.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · countable · vulgar
  5. A woman or any receptive sexual partner, as a source of potential or actual sexual gratification.

    countable · uncountable · vulgar
    I'm going to hit the clubs and see if I can get me some cunt.
  6. A person (mostly between male friends); compare bastard.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · countable · positive · vulgar
    Yes, I do remember Dave; he was one funny cunt.
    Tom's a good cunt: he fixed my car and didn't even charge me for it!
  7. The anus of a trans woman.

    countable · uncountable · vulgar
  8. The inguinal canals of a trans woman.

    countable · plural-normally · uncountable · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn? Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ Proto-West Germanic *kuntā Old English *cunte Middle English cunte English cunt From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Cognate with West Frisian kunte, Middle Dutch conte (Dutch kont (“butt”)), dialectal Swedish kunta, dialectal Danish kunte, and Icelandic kunta. A relationship to Latin cunnus has not been conclusively shown. Lexicographer Partridge suggests cuneus (“a wedge”).

verb/kʌnt//kʊnt/Northern-England
  1. To use the word "cunt".

    vulgar
  2. To attack someone.

    vulgar
  3. To ruin something; to fuck up.

    vulgar
  4. To betray someone.

    vulgar
  5. To take something into one's vulva or vagina.

    vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn? Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ Proto-West Germanic *kuntā Old English *cunte Middle English cunte English cunt From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Cognate with West Frisian kunte, Middle Dutch conte (Dutch kont (“butt”)), dialectal Swedish kunta, dialectal Danish kunte, and Icelandic kunta. A relationship to Latin cunnus has not been conclusively shown. Lexicographer Partridge suggests cuneus (“a wedge”).

adj/kʌnt//kʊnt/Northern-England
  1. Amazing or very good.

    not-comparable · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn? Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ Proto-West Germanic *kuntā Old English *cunte Middle English cunte English cunt From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Cognate with West Frisian kunte, Middle Dutch conte (Dutch kont (“butt”)), dialectal Swedish kunta, dialectal Danish kunte, and Icelandic kunta. A relationship to Latin cunnus has not been conclusively shown. Lexicographer Partridge suggests cuneus (“a wedge”).

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