cuck

1 of 2

noun

ˈkək 

plural cucks

1

: a man whose wife is unfaithful : cuckold

2

informal, disparaging + often offensive : a weak or submissive man

—often used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a man who has politically progressive or moderate views

cuck

2 of 2

verb

cucked; cucking; cucks

transitive verb

1

: to be sexually unfaithful to (someone, especially a man)

also : to have sexual relations with the spouse or partner of (someone else, especially a man)

2

obsolete : to punish (someone) by the cucking stool

Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for cuckold

Verb

derivative of cuck entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2