pezevenk
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish پزونك (pezevenk), پوزونك (püzevenk, pözevenk). See it for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pezevenk (definite accusative pezevengi, plural pezevenkler)
- (vulgar) pimp, procurer
- (vulgar, derogatory) a worthless, obnoxious person, usually male, without honor, morals or virtue
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (slang) pezo, dümbük, godoş, muhabbet tellalı, kavat, dasnik, astik, orospu çocuğu
Further reading
[edit]- “pezevenk”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
- Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998) “pezevenk”, in Türkçe Sözlük, 9th edition, volume II, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1799a