Use of cock (Please yourself, cock.)

[Englishuser]

Hi,

I have heard it is moderately common among younger men to call one another cocks:

[Conchita]

Honestly, EU, would you call someone 'cock'?

In this case, there is a feminine equivalent, 'hen', apparently used in Scotland as a pet name of sorts.

Incidentally, the male version of a hen night is a stag night.

[Jamie (K)]

I don't know if I have heard American men call each other "cock" in anything but an insulting way.

"Cock" in this usage is an extremely obscene slang word for "penis", so unless you want to be very insulting, or else attract sexual attention, you should avoid saying it.

There are some filthy compound words derived from "cock" also, but I'll let you discover them yourself.

[Diverhank]

I have never heard the term used in this context...I must be getting really old...or I'm from a different country....

[Englishuser]

Hi,

I think this usage is almost unheard of in North American English but quite common in British English.

[Jamie (K)]

Nonetheless, when used in reference to a person it still means penis. Since North Americans are the majority of native English speakers, and their usages tend to spread around the world, I'd avoid using the expression that way. You're liable to embarrass yourself with that kind of localism. There are plenty of other expressions you can use.

[Englishuser]

Hi Jamie,

I asked:

[Prezbucky]

Yeah, unless you're quoting the Bible ("...cock crows three times..."), if you use the word "cock" in the USA, you're (not you personally) either using romantic language with your girlfriend/boyfriend (or what have you) OR you're projecting an insult.

Jamie said to discover the insults for yourself (those with "cock" in them).

A fairly common one in the US is "cocksucker".

(sorry, just trying to provide info)
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[Prezbucky]

Or... well, if you are a fan/alumnus/student of the University of South Carolina athletic teams, you might use "Cocks/Gamecocks" without the intent to insult or be crude.

...the U of South Carolina's teams are known as the Gamecocks.

http://uscsports.cstv.com/
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[Jamie (K)]

Right. And it's not dirty when you're talking about fighting cocks. Or water cocks.

[Prezbucky]

yeah

But I'd put decent money on someone in the group of listeners chuckling EVEN WHEN it's obvious that the speaker is talking about a male chicken (or other male birds).

Tom: So yesterday the cock crowed at 4am and I was like, "Damn, you jerk, shut up!"

Elmer (arbitrary name): HEHEHEHE YOU SAID "COCK"!


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[Diverhank]

[Prezbucky]

That reminds me of an old blonde joke.
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[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Prezbucky

Could you narrate me your joke about that old blonde ?

PS: I just remembered a South Park episode (not the exact quotation, but the sense is the same):

---You ostriched it up
---I what?
---I meant you cocked it up so badly that I had to choose a bigger bird

[Prezbucky]

What do a blonde and an airplane have in common?

--> They both have a cockpit.
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