cunt

[ kuhnt ]

noun

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. the vulva or vagina.
2. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
   1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman.
   2. a term used to refer to a contemptible person.
3. sexual intercourse with a woman.

cunt

/ kʌnt /

noun

1. the female genitals
2. offensive.
   a woman considered sexually
3. offensive.
   a mean or obnoxious person

Usage Alert

In U.S. and Canadian English, all senses of this word are vulgar slang and are very strongly tabooed and censored. The meanings that refer to a woman and a contemptible person are used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting and demeaning. For many people speaking this dialect, cunt is one of the most hateful and powerful examples of verbal abuse in the English language. However, in some other dialects of English, such as British English and Australian English, it is a milder and less taboo insult. gash ¹.

Usage

Although there has been some relaxation of the taboo against using words such as fuck in conversation and print, the use of cunt is still not considered acceptable by most people outside very limited social contexts. Though originally a racily descriptive word in Middle English, it has been taboo for many centuries and continues to be so

Word History and Origins

Origin of cunt¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English cunte; cognate with Old Norse kunta, Old Frisian, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kunte

Word History and Origins

Origin of cunt¹

C13: of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse kunta , Middle Low German kunte