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wacinko

wacinko noun: among the Oglala Sioux people, a culture-bound syndrome of withdrawn mute anger directed at another person.

Noun

wacinko (uncountable)

  1. Among the Oglala Sioux people, a culture-bound syndrome of withdrawn mute anger directed at another person.

Questions about wacinko

What does wacinko mean?
Wacinko means among the Oglala Sioux people, a culture-bound syndrome of withdrawn mute anger directed at another person.
What part of speech is wacinko?
Wacinko is a noun.

Words near wacinko in the dictionary

  1. Wachtels
  2. Wachter
  3. Wachters
  4. Wachuset
  5. Wachusett
  6. wacinko
  7. wack
  8. wack out
  9. wack shack
  10. wack shacks
  11. wackadoo

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