canc

Czech

Etymology

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Noun

canc m inan

  1. drivel, claptrap, balderdash

Usage notes
  • Refers to a single foolish statement, idea etc. Used in the plural cancy to mean a speech consisting of more such instances:
    Nevykládej nám takové cancy! ― Don't tell us such drivel!

Declension

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kank, from Proto-Germanic *kanką (“laughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *genǵ- (“to mock, insult”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑnk/, [kɑŋk]

Noun

canc n

  1. jeering; scorn; derision
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