cully
word
Definition
An old-fashioned or slang term for a person who is easily fooled, tricked, or taken advantage of.
Usage & Nuances
Now considered quite outdated and mostly found in historical texts or as playful slang. Sometimes used when talking about old-fashioned trickery or in period stories. Rarely used in modern English conversation.
Spanish: pardillo - ingenuo (persona)Portuguese (BR): trouxa - ingênuo (pessoa)Portuguese (PT): pateta - ingénuo (pessoa)Chinese (Simplified): 傻瓜 - 易受骗的人Chinese (Traditional): 傻瓜 - 易受騙的人Hindi: भोला (व्यक्ति) - आसानी से धोखा खाया जा सके ऐसा व्यक्तिArabic: ساذج - شخص سهل الخداعBengali: বোকার লোক - প্রতারিত ব্যক্তিRussian: простак - лохJapanese: カモ - だまされやすい人Vietnamese: kẻ ngây thơ - người dễ bị lừaKorean: 호구 - 잘 속는 사람Turkish: enayi - saf kişiUrdu: بیوقوف آدمی - آسانی سے دھوکہ کھانے والاIndonesian: orang mudah tertipu - orang polos
Example Sentences
The old trickster fooled the cully with his card tricks.
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Everyone laughed because the cully believed the silly story.
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A cully often trusts the wrong people.
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Back in the day, you didn’t want to be called a cully on the street.
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He played the cully just to see how far the conman would go.
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Sometimes, acting like a cully gets you out of trouble – people don’t suspect you know more than you let on.
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