"finook" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: finooks [plural], fanook [alternative]
Etymology: From Italian finocchio (“homosexual”, literally “fennel”). Doublet of fennel and finocchio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|finocchio||homosexual|lit=fennel}} Italian finocchio (“homosexual”, literally “fennel”), {{doublet|en|fennel|finocchio}} Doublet of fennel and finocchio Head templates: {{en-noun}} finook (plural finooks)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Homosexual. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-finook-en-noun-cNHVcPVv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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