Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuck

/kʌk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
cuck
IPA
/kʌk/
12
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cuckold or cuckquean.

Slang

noun

A weakling.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

One who meekly and submissively acts against their own interests, or those of their own race, gender, class, religion, etc.

Derogatory; Slang

verb

To cuckold or cuckquean, to be sexually unfaithful towards.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

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

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To weaken or emasculate, to render pathetic.

Derogatory; Slang; Transitive verb

verb

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 verb

verb

To punish (someone) by putting them in a cucking stool.

Obsolete; Slang; Transitive verb

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Etymology

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.

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Questions

How do you pronounce cuck?
The recorded pronunciation is /kʌk/.
What does cuck mean?
A cuckold or cuckquean.
Where does cuck come 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.

How to pronounce cuck

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