Can Someone Be Punic?

A punic person is treacherous or two-faced, unlikely to be loyal. You risk being called punic if you're nice to your friend but gossip about her behind her back.

What do you think Punic means?

1 : of or relating to Carthage or the Carthaginians. 2 : faithless, treacherous.

What do you call people from Carthage?

The inhabitants of Carthage were known to the Romans as Poeni, a derivation from the word Phoenikes (Phoenicians), from which the adjective Punic is derived.

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