cunty thing
- noun
- Offensive
- Please don't say another cunty thing at the meeting, or you'll offend everyone.
Examples
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That was a really cunty thing to say!
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Why would you do such a cunty thing?
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He apologized for the cunty thing he said last night.
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Many people were upset by her cunty thing during the discussion.
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He apologized for the cunty thing he said during the meeting, which offended many people.
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After her cunty thing in the discussion, several attendees voiced their displeasure.
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Please refrain from saying such a cunty thing again, as it can hurt feelings.
Synonyms
An offensive or rude word considered inappropriate in polite speech
A rude word people use when angry or to insult someone
Rude or very stupid remarks that upset people
A rude word about sex or body parts
Rude words or actions that aim to hurt someone
How Offensive
- Offensive
- Offensive
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
cunty + thing
This is a direct adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'cunty' (an adjective meaning extremely rude/offensive) and 'thing', they can infer 'a cunty thing' = an offensive or rude act/remark. The meaning is built compositionally from its parts rather than being an idiomatic shift, so it is predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Cunty thing comes from the crude word cunt, long used as a very strong insult. People add -y to make cunty ('like that insult'), so a cunty thing is a very rude or mean remark or action, which is why it means 'extremely offensive'.