fuck-you lizard
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named during the Vietnam War, as the lizard's cry could be heard as fuck you. The fuck sound is quite clear and short in duration, followed by a pause of about half a second and the elongated you. The same sound could also be heard as tokay (as in tokay gecko), as tokeh (as in tokeh-tokeh), or as tuctoo, all of which are other English names of the lizard.
The mating call of a tokay gecko (fuck-you gecko)
Noun
[edit]fuck-you lizard (plural fuck-you lizards)
- (military slang, vulgar) The tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), native to Southeast Asia.
- 1988, Russell E. McLogan, Boy Soldier: Coming of Age During World War II, Terrus Press, page 141:
- “Relax, son,” he whispered, “it’s only a fuck-you lizard.”
- 2004, Mike Sutton, No Survivors, Author House, page 176:
- “Uccck-ouuu.” Small Deer said, imitating a Fuck-You Lizard to perfection.
- 2009, Wayne Karlin, Wandering Souls: Journeys with the Dead and the Living in Viet Nam, Nation Books, page 269:
- At least it wasn’t a fuck-you lizard, I thought.
- 1988, Russell E. McLogan, Boy Soldier: Coming of Age During World War II, Terrus Press, page 141:
Translations
[edit]tokay gecko — see tokay gecko
Further reading
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Tokay gecko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gekko gecko on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Gekko gecko on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
