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Discussion: Slang?

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When we were little, my grandpa used to call us “cuck” and said it was the Serbian word for baby chicken. Can anyone verify this info or translation? Serbian was his native language.

Language pair: English; Serbian

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June 28, 2018

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Your grandpa used to call you “cuck” and said it was the Serbian word for baby chicken ? Well, he was right ! In French, in Canada, my grandpa was tenderly calling us "petit poulet" for a girl or "petit coq" for a boy (in English and Serbian "cuck").

Language pair: English; Serbian
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