kanzi

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Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from kanka.

Noun

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kanzi (definite accusative kanziyi, plural kanziler)

  1. (informal) used by male teenagers to address peers of the same sex; bro

Etymology 2

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A derogatory reference to the first usage and Kanzi the bonobo.

Noun

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kanzi (definite accusative kanziyi, plural kanziler)

  1. (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) a teenager with nationalist and often statist, authoritarian views
    • 2024 May 1, @importantcilik, Twitter[1]:
      meydanlarda eylem yapabilme bilinci

      12 yaşındaki çocuk: 1
      kanziler: 0
      consciousness of acting protests in public

      a 12-year-old kid: 1
      the kanzi: 0