bydlo

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noun

Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.

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hickboggerbogtrotterboorbucolicculchiecarlchurl
OriginPolish bydło ← Russian бы́дло →
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Meanings

noun
  1. derogatorySomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.

    Synonyms: hick, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, culchie, carl, churl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.

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Also see
boggercarlcorncobcornhuskercountry bumpkincountry cousinculchiehayseedhickhillbillyhobhunkjoskinknufflobpeasantruberusticyokel

Origin

  1. Russianбы́дло“cattle”
  2. Polishbydło“cattle”
  3. Englishbydlo

Borrowed from Polish bydło (“cattle”) or Russian бы́дло (býdlo, “cattle”) in online culture; compare the connotative uses of redneck and sheeple.

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APA

bydlo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bydlo

MLA

“bydlo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bydlo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bydlo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bydlo.

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