"-cest" meaning in English

See -cest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Rebracketing of incest. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|en|incest}} Rebracketing of incest Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -cest, {{en-suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -cest
  1. (informal) A suffix combined with a noun or surname to create a word for incest or an inappropriate relationship involving the referent(s). Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cest-en-suffix-6gP3KeEI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rebracketings, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Incest Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Incest: 92 8
  2. (informal, humorous, dysphemistic) A suffix for relationships between participants in the same (usually close-knit) activity (see castcest, classcest, clubcest, coursecest, friendcest, teamcest, workcest) or residents of the same complex (see dormcest, floorcest, hallcest, housecest). Tags: humorous, informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cest-en-suffix-wymf36zS Categories (other): English dysphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English rebracketings, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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Download raw JSONL data for -cest meaning in English (2.6kB)

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