Quasimodo
9.9
A rude name for someone with a very bent back to hurt them
- noun
- /ˈkwɑːzɪˌmoʊdoʊ/
- Slur
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jorobado (OFENSIVO)
- The children cruelly called him Quasimodo because of his hunched back.
Examples
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Using the word Quasimodo to describe someone is deeply hurtful and offensive.
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He was unfairly nicknamed Quasimodo by classmates due to his physical appearance.
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He was called a Quasimodo by his classmates.
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Don't refer to him as a Quasimodo!
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Using the word Quasimodo to describe someone is deeply hurtful and offensive.
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The children cruelly called him Quasimodo because of his hunched back.
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He was unfairly nicknamed Quasimodo by classmates due to his physical appearance.
Surface Forms
Quasimodo singular
Quasimodos plural
Etymology
Quasimodo is used as an insult that comes from Victor Hugo's novel; it was the name of a hunchbacked bell-ringer, so calling someone Quasimodo because of a hump or physical deformity is hurtful and offensive.
