cuckoldry
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cuckoldry
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From cuckold + -ry.
noun cuckoldries
- An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband. How many such-like cuckoldries are there in histories, procured by the Gods against seely mortall men?
- The state of being a cuckold. By the end of 2017, it was clear that Homo politicus, like his allies in Hollywood and the media, tends not towards cuckoldry but a 21st-century equivalent of the droit du seigneur.
- Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
Similar: adultery, cheating, cuckoldry, infidelity, promiscuity, two-timing, unfaithfulness · Opposite: fidelity, faithfulness
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noun
Similar: adultery, cheating, cuckoldry, infidelity, promiscuity, two-timing, unfaithfulness · Opposite: fidelity, faithfulness
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noun adultery committed by a married woman against her husband
| 日本語 | 寝取られ netorare |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 綠帽子 /绿帽子 lǜmàozi, 戴綠帽子 /戴绿帽子 dài lǜmàozi |
| Deutsch | Hörneraufsetzen |
| Русский | наставле́ние рого́в nastavlénije rogóv |
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title = {cuckoldry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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