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bydlo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
byd-lo
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.

Derogatory

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish bydło (“cattle”) or Russian бы́дло (býdlo, “cattle”) in online culture; compare the connotative uses of redneck and sheeple.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bydło, бы́дло

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

gopnik

Synonyms

hick bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob cornhusker country bumpkin

Questions

What does bydlo mean?
Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
Where does bydlo come from?
It is traced to Polish.

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