fuck-you lizard

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), native to Southeast Asia. slang,vulgar
    — “Relax, son,” he whispered, “it’s only a fuck-you lizard.”

词形变化

fuck-you lizards plural fuck you lizard alternative

词源

Named during the Vietnam War, as the lizard's cry could be heard as fuck you. The fuck sound is quite clear and short in duration, followed by a pause of about half a second and the elongated you. The same sound could also be heard as tokay (as in tokay gecko), as tokeh (as in tokeh-tokeh), or as tuctoo, all of which are other English names of the lizard.
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