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dayouth

[daˈjːuːθ]

dayouth noun: a man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).

Noun

dayouth (plural dayouths)

  1. (rare, non-native speakers' English) A man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).

Forms of dayouth

pluraldayouths
alternative formdayooth
alternative formdayyuth
alternative formdayyooth

Origin of dayouth

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).

Words that rhyme with dayouth

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Questions about dayouth

What does dayouth mean?
Dayouth means a man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).
What part of speech is dayouth?
Dayouth is a noun.
How do you pronounce dayouth?
Dayouth is pronounced [daˈjːuːθ].
What is the plural of dayouth?
The plural of dayouth is dayouths.

Words near dayouth in the dictionary

  1. Daynes
  2. daynightmare
  3. daynt
  4. dayok
  5. dayooth
  6. dayouth
  7. dayouths
  8. daypack
  9. daypacks
  10. daypart
  11. dayparted

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