dayouth

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[daˈjːuːθ][dæˈjːuːθ]

noun

A man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noundayouth (plural dayouths)

plural dayouths · alternative dayooth · alternative dayyuth · alternative dayyooth

  1. rarenon-native speakers' EnglishIslamA man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).

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Translations

Ukraine підкаблучник
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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

dayouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayouth

MLA

“dayouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayouth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dayouth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayouth.

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