Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fuck-you lizard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: fuck--y-ou lizard
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), native to Southeast Asia.

Slang

Example Sentences

"“Relax, son,” he whispered, “it’s only a fuck-you lizard.”"
"“Uccck-ouuu.” Small Deer said, imitating a Fuck-You Lizard to perfection."
"At least it wasn’t a fuck-you lizard, I thought."

Etymology

Named during the Vietnam War, as the lizard's cry could be heard as fuck you. The fuck sound is quite clear and short in duration, followed by a pause of about half a second and the elongated you. The same sound could also be heard as tokay (as in tokay gecko), as tokeh (as in tokeh-tokeh), or as tuctoo, all of which are other English names of the lizard.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

fuck-you lizards (plural) fuck you lizard (alternative)

Questions

What does fuck-you lizard mean?: A tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), native to Southeast Asia.
Where does fuck-you lizard come from?: Named during the Vietnam War, as the lizard's cry could be heard as fuck you. The fuck sound is quite clear and short in duration, followed by a pause of about half a second and the elongated you. The same sound could also be heard as tokay (as in tokay gecko), as tokeh (as in tokeh-tokeh), or as tuctoo, all of which are other English names of the lizard.

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