fuck-you lizard
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fuck-you lizard
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Named during the Vietnam War, as the lizard's cry could be heard as fuck you. The fuck sound is quite clear and short in duration, followed by a pause of about half a second and the elongated you. The same sound could also be heard as tokay (as in tokay gecko), as tokeh (as in tokeh-tokeh), or as tuctoo, all of which are other English names of the lizard.
noun fuck-you lizards · fuck you lizard
- A tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), native to Southeast Asia. “Relax, son,” he whispered, “it’s only a fuck-you lizard.”
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title = {fuck-you lizard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuck-you%20lizard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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