noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man forced into a homosexual relationship and used as a sex slave or servant by another man, especially in the Russian prison and military systems. offensive, slang, vulgar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian петух (petux, “prison bitch”), literally “rooster”.

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