tokay gecko

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English

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The mating call of a tokay gecko

Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay tokek. First attested in 1753, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call.

Noun

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tokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)

  1. A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.
    Synonyms: (vulgar) fuck-you lizard, tockay, tokay

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