kent
n. countablen. a polite way to say a very rude word for a person you do not like. It sounds like the bad word but is the name of a place in England.
n. a euphemistic substitution for the vulgarity 'cunt', used to refer to an unpleasant or contemptible person. Primarily British in usage; relies on the phonetic similarity between the place name and the profanity.
Don't be such a Kent and help me with this.
He was acting like a total Kent at the party, so everyone eventually stopped talking to him.
The comedian used the word Kent as a thinly veiled substitute for the stronger profanity, allowing him to bypass the venue's strict policy against vulgar language while still conveying his disdain.
Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic kantos (“corner, rim”).
Used as a euphemism in British English; functions grammatically as a common noun despite being derived from a proper noun.