hırt.
boorish, uncouth; thuggish
Meaning & usage
boorish, uncouth; thuggish
Where this word comes from
Not entirely certain, possibly onomatopoeic. Perhaps related to Northern Kurdish xurt (“vigorous”), itself ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krátuš. First attested in the 1930s. The reference to Kurds is both a result of a slurred conflation with the term Kürt and a common perception that most people who carry such characteristics are from Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.
an uncouth, thuggish, ill-mannered person; boor, roughneck
an uncouth, thuggish, ill-mannered person; boor, roughneck an uncouth, thuggish, extremely ill-mannered and antisocial individual, oftentimes a member of a delinquent subculture, who behaves unconventionally and is prone to committing crimes.
a Kurdish person.
Where this word comes from
Not entirely certain, possibly onomatopoeic. Perhaps related to Northern Kurdish xurt (“vigorous”), itself ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krátuš. First attested in the 1930s. The reference to Kurds is both a result of a slurred conflation with the term Kürt and a common perception that most people who carry such characteristics are from Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.
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