bydlo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish bydło (cattle) in online culture; compare the connotative uses of redneck and sheeple.

Noun[edit]

bydlo

  1. (derogatory) Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.

Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bydlò.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bydlo n

  1. (archaic) livelihood
    Synonym: živobytí

Usage notes[edit]

  • Today usually only used in the phrase "pálí ho dobré bydlo" (literally "he's being burnt by good livelihood", meaning: he doesn't appreciate how easy life he has, he doesn't know he's born).

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • bydlo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • bydlo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • bydlo in Internetová jazyková příručka