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ILKA Dec 20, 2016 @ 12:46pm
Meme question: What is the actual meaning of a 'cuck'?
Hello folks, as we all know, we generally throw most liberals with that nickname, but when doing research, all it does is bring up onni-son and other things, it mentions little of the real definition.

Anybody know a definition? (I dont not mean the sexual one)

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Zubenelgenubi Dec 20, 2016 @ 12:49pm 
The sexual one is the origin, but it's taken on other, more ridiculous meanings, recently.
Last edited by Zubenelgenubi; Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:25pm
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Marsquatch Dec 20, 2016 @ 1:39pm 
The sexual one is the correct definition. "A cuckold is the husband of an adulterous wife. In evolutionary biology, the term is also applied to males who are unwittingly investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own." is how Wikipedia puts it.

Don't ask me to explain the meme version though. My tiny brain can't comprehend all the different definitions.
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videogames10 Dec 20, 2016 @ 1:59pm 
Originally posted by ILKA:

Meme question: What is the actual meaning of a 'cuck'?

Cuck? Are you sure you picked the right vowel?
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Vox Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:05pm 
Noise that chickens make right?
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Kailally Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:08pm 
Originally posted by Labyrinth:
Noise that chickens make right?
That's cluck.
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Vox Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:09pm 
Originally posted by KailnoSpaces:
Originally posted by Labyrinth:
Noise that chickens make right?
That's cluck.

Maybe it's a dyslexic chicken
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Danksama Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:09pm 
It derives from cuckoos (the bird) and I am pretty sure Shakespeare made it up (or an approximation of it) first
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76561198205901381 Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:38pm 
https://www.urbandictionary.com/ is here to help you.
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Furry Bulge Inspector (FBI) Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:40pm 
I believe it came from the word "cuckold," which is sleighn someone who's been cheated on.
Last edited by Furry Bulge Inspector (FBI); Dec 20, 2016 @ 2:41pm
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Quint the Alligator Snapper Dec 20, 2016 @ 3:11pm 
The sexual definition, as others have explained, comes from "cuckold".

The meme definition is basically trying to force the meaning of "you just got humiliated and you should feel bad".

It is often applied as a criticism (for some reason) against people being nice/generous, basically implying "you just let someone else win rather than expressing dominance over them", which mainly comes from trying to shoehorn a machismo-based or dog-eat-dog worldview on everything. Could be applied to anything from giving away one's TF2 items to supporting equal rights for a group one isn't a part of, so it's basically just an expression of projected selfishness.

TL;DR it's the internet's flavor-of-the-day for insulting people.
Last edited by Quint the Alligator Snapper; Dec 20, 2016 @ 3:18pm
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