quisle en · VERB
Etymology
Back-formation from quisling.
Meanings
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(rare) To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.
He is surrounded by a potential American Quisling (Mr. DENNIS ARUNDELL) who grizzles and Quisles noisily, an unhappy secretary (Mr. BRUNO BARNABE), and an even more unhappy wife (Miss MARGARETTA SCOTT).
1940, Punch, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quisling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quisled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quisled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| quisles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
go back on · assfuck · swike · forswear · cop out · stab in the back · double-cross · cross out · play someone false · let down · quisle · do the dirty on · sell out · sell out · sell down the river · false · turncoat · renegade · sell · cross up · burn · knife · traitorize · sell the pass · betray · do someone dirty · sell down