Cot-quean

//ˈkɒtkwiːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man. derogatory, obsolete

    "Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!"

  2. 2
    A female cuckold; a cuckquean. derogatory, obsolete

    "What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us."

Synonyms

All synonyms
cuckqueanbettycot-bettycucqueandudeleteffeminate man

Antonyms

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macho

Example

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"Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!"

Etymology

From cot + quean; see cot (“cottage”).

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