A cuckette is a female or femme-identifying submissive who is into their partner having sex with others in a consensual cuckolding dynamic. The turn-on can come from jealousy, denial, humiliation, or compersion. A cuckette may watch, receive reports afterward, or be excluded entirely from the sexual encounter.
The term overlaps closely with cuckquean, which is the older, historically recognized female counterpart to “cuckold.” However, cuckette tends to be:
- More modern, originating within kink and porn.
- More playful and submissive in tone.
- Used in broader gender contexts (femme or transfemme individuals may prefer it).
The term cuckette is more often used within BDSM-oriented cuckolding dynamics, though usage varies between individuals.
Origins of the Term
The word cuckette combines "cuck" (from cuckold) with "ette," a French-derived suffix that's often used in English to create a feminine form of a word.
Unlike cuckquean, which dates back to the 1500s, cuckette appears to have been coined much more recently, likely emerging in the 2000s–2010s on internet forums and porn sites. The term did not appear in the Urban Dictionary until the late 2010s, and is not widely used.
