cur

cur  (kûr)

n.

1. A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; a mongrel.

2. A base or cowardly person.

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[Middle English curre, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see ger-² in Indo-European roots.]

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cur [kɜː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any vicious dog, esp a mongrel

2. a despicable or cowardly person

[shortened from kurdogge; probably related to Old Norse kurra to growl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cur - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed mutt, mongrel Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" feist, fice - a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
	2.	cur - a cowardly and despicable person coward - a person who shows fear or timidity caitiff - a cowardly and despicable person

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cur

noun

1. mongrel, hound, stray, canine, mutt (slang) He called my dog a mangy cur.

2. scoundrel, villain, good-for-nothing, blackguard, heel (slang), rat (informal), shit (taboo slang), bastard (informal, offensive), bugger (taboo slang), son-of-a-bitch (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), wretch, rotter (slang, chiefly Brit.), scumbag (slang), bad egg (old-fashioned informal), cocksucker (taboo slang), wrong 'un (informal) Elliot was vilified as a cur and a scoundrel.

Related words
collective noun cowardice

Translations

cur [kɜːʳ] N → perro m de mala raza; (= person) → canalla m

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cur

n (pej) (= dog) → Köter m (pej); (old, = man) → Kanaille f (dated pej), → Hundsfott m (dated pej)

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cur [kɜːʳ] n

a. (pej) (dog) → cagnaccio

b. (pej) (man) → disgraziato

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cur [kɜːʳ] n

a. (pej) (dog) → cagnaccio

b. (pej) (man) → disgraziato

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cur

n cur [kəː]

a dog of mixed breed. baster كَلْب هَجين псе psisko køter der Köter κοπρόσκυλο chucho, perro callejero krants سگ چند رگه rakki bâtard כֶּלֶב מְעוֹרָב निकम्मा कुत्ता mješanac korcs anjing blaster hundur af blönduðu kyni cane bastardo のら犬 똥개, 잡종개 neveislinis šuo krancis geladak straathond kjøter kundel rafeiro corci­tură; javră дворняжка (nečistokrvný) pes cucek džukela byracka สุนัขพันธุ์ทาง sokak köpeği 雜種狗 дворняжка; шавка مخلوط نسل كا كتا، بازارى كتا con chó lai 杂种狗