"catlicker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-catlicker.ogg [Australia] Forms: catlickers [plural]
Etymology: From cat + licker, phonetically similar to Catholic. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|licker}} cat + licker, {{m|en|Catholic}} Catholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} catlicker (plural catlickers)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, Christianity) A Catholic person. Tags: colloquial, derogatory Categories (topical): Catholicism, Christianity Related terms: Proddy

Inflected forms

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