What does “cuckold” mean?
cuckold
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So a "cuckold" is a man whose wife or girlfriend is secretly being romantic or physical with another man — and he doesn't know about it, or he knows but can't do anything.
It comes from an old word, and people have used it for hundreds of years. Like in old plays, someone might say "He's a cuckold" meaning the man has no idea his wife loves someone else. Or a character might laugh, "Poor fool, he's been made a cuckold."
Today you still hear it, mostly in historical stories, old literature, or sometimes as a pretty harsh insult. It carries a feeling of the man being embarrassed or weak.
Basically, it means a man who's been cheated on by his partner.
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