cack

A hen lets out a loud cack after laying an egg.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of shoe: "cack" refers to a flat-soled shoe, especially one worn by children or as a slipper.
   • Excrement (slang, humorous): In informal British slang, "cack" can mean faeces or something worthless.
   • A foolish or trivial matter (slang): "cack" may denote nonsense or rubbish.

2. Verb:

   • To defecate (slang, humorous): "cack" is used as a verb meaning to pass faeces, often in a crude or joking context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The child wore his cacks around the house. (Flat-soled shoes for indoor use.)
  • That movie was absolute cack. (The film was worthless or of poor quality.)

• Verb:

  • The dog cacked on the lawn. (The dog defecated on the grass.)

Advanced Usage

• "cack" as an adjective (slang): Sometimes used to describe something as bad or inferior.

  • This old computer is completely cack. (The computer is useless or broken.)

• "cack-handed" (informal): clumsy or awkward; literally "left-handed," but used broadly.

  • He’s so cack-handed; he dropped the vase. (He is clumsy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cacky (adj): covered with or resembling faeces; dirty.

  • The baby’s nappy is cacky. (The diaper is soiled.)

• Cackle (n/v): the sound a hen makes, or a shrill laugh; not directly related to "cack" but often confused.

  • The hens began to cackle loudly. (The hens made their characteristic sound.)

Synonyms

• Shoe: slipper, mule, pump.
• Excrement: poop, dung, waste.
• Nonsense: rubbish, drivel, hogwash.

Phrasal Verbs

• Cack out (slang): to fail or break down.
  • My car cacked out on the highway. (The car stopped functioning.)

Related Idioms

• "Cut the cack": a British slang phrase meaning "stop talking nonsense" or "be quiet."

  • Oh, cut the cack and get to the point! (Stop the irrelevant chatter and speak directly.)

• "Cack-handed": clumsy or inept.

  • He’s so cack-handed he can’t even pour a drink. (He is very clumsy.)