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    Cocu (en. Cuckold)

    /ku/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A man whose partner has unfaithful relations.
    He discovered that he was cuckolded after seeing messages on his wife's phone.
    Il a découvert qu'il était cocu après avoir vu des messages sur le téléphone de sa femme.
    By extension, a man ridiculed because of his romantic situation.
    He became the cuckold of the story; everyone was talking about him.
    Il est devenu le cocu de l'histoire, tout le monde parlait de lui.
    A pejorative term for a man who has been cheated on.
    Every time he talks about it, he feels like a cuckold.
    À chaque fois qu'il en parle, il se sent comme un cocu.

    Etymology

    Uncertain origin, possibly derived from the old French 'coc', meaning 'crow', symbolizing deception.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be cuckolded
    To be deceived by one's partner.
    être cocu
    cuckolded by everyone
    To feel rocked by widespread infidelity.
    cocu de tout le monde

    Related Words

    cuckoldry
    State of being cuckolded.
    cocuage
    unfaithful
    A person who does not respect romantic commitments.
    infidèle
    deception
    The act of deceiving someone, often in a romantic context.
    tromperie

    Slang Meanings

    To have horns
    He feels like he has horns on his head.
    Il se sent comme s'il avait des cornes sur la tête.
    To be the lackey
    He became his wife's lackey after her betrayal.
    Il est devenu le larbin de sa femme après sa trahison.