cunt
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Audio Help [kuhnt] Pronunciation Key –noun Slang: Vulgar.
| 1. | the vulva or vagina. |
| 2. | Disparaging and Offensive.
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| 3. | sexual intercourse with a woman. |
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME cunte; c. ON kunta, OFris, MLG, MD kunte
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cunt
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n. Vulgar Slang
[Middle English cunte.] |
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cunt
"female intercrural foramen," or, as some 18c. writers refer to it, "the monosyllable," M.E. cunte "female genitalia," akin to O.N. kunta, from P.Gmc. *kunton, of uncertain origin. Some suggest a link with L. cuneus "wedge," others to PIE base *geu- "hollow place," still others to PIE *gwen-, root of queen and Gk. gyne "woman." The form is similar to L. cunnus "female pudenda," which is likewise of disputed origin, perhaps lit. "gash, slit," from PIE *sker- "to cut," or lit. "sheath," from PIE *kut-no-, from base *(s)keu- "to conceal, hide." First known reference in Eng. is said to be c.1230 Oxford or London street name Gropecuntlane, presumably a haunt of prostitutes. Avoided in public speech since 15c.; considered obscene since 17c. Du. cognate de kont means "a bottom, an arse." Du. also has attractive poetic slang ways of expressing this part, such as liefdesgrot, lit. "cave of love," and vleesroos "rose of flesh." Alternate form cunny is attested from c.1720 but is certainly much earlier and forced a change in the pronunciation of coney (q.v.), but it was good for a pun while coney was still the common word for "rabbit": "A pox upon your Christian cockatrices! They cry, like poulterers' wive
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| cunt | |
noun | |
| 1. | a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch" |
| 2. | obscene terms for female genitals |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
cunt [kant] noun
(vulgar slang, offensive) a woman's vagina
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