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Czech
Etymology
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Noun
canc m inan
- drivel, claptrap, balderdash
Usage notes
- Refers to a single foolish statement, idea etc. Used in the plural cancy to mean a speech consisting of more such instances:
- Nevykládej nám takové cancy! ― Don't tell us such drivel!
Declension
Declension of canc (hard masculine inanimate)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kank, from Proto-Germanic *kanką (“laughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *genǵ- (“to mock, insult”).
Pronunciation
Noun
canc n
- jeering; scorn; derision
Descendants