cuckold

cuck·old

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhk-uh ld]
- /ˈkʌk əld/
- /ˈkʌk.əʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhk-uh ld]
- /ˈkʌk əld/

Definitions of cuckold word

countable noun cuckold A cuckold is a man whose wife is having an affair with another man. 3
verb cuckold If a married woman is having an affair, she and her lover are cuckolding her husband. 3
noun cuckold a man whose spouse has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn 3
verb cuckold to make a cuckold of 3
noun cuckold a man whose wife has committed adultery 3
noun cuckold the husband of an unfaithful wife. 1

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Origin of cuckold

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < Anglo-French *cucuald (compare Middle French cucuault), equivalent to Old French cocu cuckoo + -ald, -alt pejorative suffix (see ribald); apparently orig. applied to an adulterer, in allusion to the cuckoo's habit of laying its eggs in other birds' nests

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Parts of speech for Cuckold

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cuckold popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cuckold

noun cuckold

milksop — a weak or ineffectual person.
pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
wimp — any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
crybaby — If someone calls a child a crybaby, they mean that the child cries a lot for no good reason.

verb cuckold

deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
two-time — to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).
cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
step out — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.

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