cuckquean
/ˈkʌk.kwiːn/
cuckquean noun: a woman who has an unfaithful partner; (now often specifically), a woman aroused by the sexual infidelity of her partner.
Noun
cuckquean (plural cuckqueans)
- A woman who has an unfaithful partner; (now often specifically), a woman aroused by the sexual infidelity of her partner.
- Ye make hir a cookqueane.1562, John Heywood, The Proverbs and Epigrams of John Heywood (A.D. 1562), reprint edition, Spenser Society, published 1867, page 62
- His cuckquean she is; his wife she is not and never shall be!1897, William Kirby, “Weird Sisters”, in The Golden Dog, reprint edition (fiction), Echo Library, published 2009, →ISBN, page 289
Verb
cuckquean (third-person singular simple present cuckqueans, present participle cuckqueaning, simple past and past participle cuckqueaned)
- To make a woman into a cuckquean.
cuckquean meaning in Vietnamese
cuckquean in Vietnamese
- To make a woman into a cuckquean
- cắm sừng
Examples of cuckquean in a sentence
- A wandering crone, lowly form of an immortal serving her conqueror and her gay betrayer, their common cuckquean, a messenger from the secret morning.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page...
- A formidable woman of real power and prestige, she emerged from the Monica affair much more cuckold than cuckquean.2007 September 13, Judith Warner, “Horned and Scorned”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Synonyms of cuckquean
Forms of cuckquean
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cuckqueans |
| alternative form | cuck quean |
| alternative form | cucquean |
| alternative form | cuckqueen |
| alternative form | cuck queen |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cuckqueans |
| present participle | cuckqueaning |
| past participle | cuckqueaned |
| past | cuckqueaned |
Origin of cuckquean
Blend of cuckold + quean (“disreputable woman”). The verb sense is derived from the noun sense.
Questions about cuckquean
- What does cuckquean mean?
- Cuckquean means a woman who has an unfaithful partner; (now often specifically), a woman aroused by the sexual infidelity of her partner.
- What is cuckquean in Vietnamese?
- Cuckquean in Vietnamese is cắm sừng. See Cuckquean meaning in Vietnamese.
- How do you use cuckquean in a sentence?
- A wandering crone, lowly form of an immortal serving her conqueror and her gay betrayer, their common cuckquean, a messenger from the secret morning.
- What part of speech is cuckquean?
- Cuckquean can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cuckquean?
- Cuckquean is pronounced /ˈkʌk.kwiːn/.
- What is the plural of cuckquean?
- The plural of cuckquean is cuckqueans.
Words near cuckquean in the dictionary
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