canc

Czech

Noun

canc m

drivel, claptrap, balderdash

Usage notes

Refers to a single foolish statement, idea etc. Used in the plural cancy to mean a speach consisting of more such instances:

Nevykládej nám takové cancy! ― Don't tell us such drivel!

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kanką (“laughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *gang-, *ganǵ- (“to mock, insult”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnk/, [ˈkɑŋk]

Noun

canc n

jeering; scorn; derision

Related terms

ġecanc
cancettan
cincung

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