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Finnish swears are pretty fun but my favorite is perkele
As the other commenter said, vittu is the most common one but I really also like jumalauta, which is like "my fucking god"
Also some more interesting common phrase is "voi vittujen kevät ja kyrpien takatalvi", literally translates to "spring of cunts and blackberry winter of dicks"
Also some more interesting common phrase is "voi vittujen kevät ja kyrpien takatalvi", literally translates to "spring of cunts and blackberry winter of dicks"
As a Canadian, this is the phrase I was looking for when I saw snow sticking on the ground after a nice warm period in the last couple of days. It's perfect and I love it.
so what's the cultural significance of a "blackberry winter"? does that mean like it's abundant with something?
Cultural significance is probably just the fact that Finland is north and cold, it's often joked that the summer is short and with little snow. I can't really explain it, but the word "takatalvi" feels extremely Finnish in every way, the meaning, the fact that there's a dedicated single word for the phenomenon, and also just the feeling of that word in your mouth
A classic, the French merde.
Kurva/kurwa always sounds fun to say to me
Behenchod (sister fucker), madarchod (mother fucker), chutiya (roughly translates to stupid/dumb).
Klootviool (bullock violin)
Teringlijer ( sufferer of typhoid)
Zakkenwasser (scrotum cleaner)
I love all dutch swearing, as a microbiologist there is something particularly satisfying being able to tell somebody to 'krijg de tyfus' or to call somebody a 'pleurislijer'
Yeah the disease thing is weird and wild.
It's interesting which diseases are ok to swear with and not.
Typhoid and cancer are ok, but cerebral palsy or aids aren't.
Cancer is very much a controversial one depending on who you're with
Oh yeah it is.
I meant in context of Dutch swear words, though. It's one of the most common swears, almost on the level of English fuck.
In not saying fuck isn't controversial in English as is one of the two words that have a 'the F word' status to refer to it without saying it. However it's the most commonly used swear around.
So that's what I tried to say, but controversial was the only word that worked for me.
Klootviool is kinda similar to Arschgeige. I don't know what it is with violins and private parts.
I'm a fan of pendejo. If you've never heard someone say it you're missing out. It's always said with such utter contempt and the "de" is emphasized so hard it's practically spit out.
Runner up: puta madre
"chingadera": figuratively, 'thingsmajig' or 'doohickey', literally 'fuckerator'
"mamadas": figuratively, 'bullshit' or 'makework' or 'flattery', literally 'blowjobs'
ooooh, chingadera is good.
Words cannot express how much I want there to be a JCW wrestler named "Los Chingadera" now.
Chingadera is mostly used to express fustration at something that doesn't work right. It's akin to saying something is a "piece of junk" or when a situation is fucked up, etc.
thingamajig would be "chingaderita" diminutive of chingadera.
Something or someone cool is refered to as "Chingón" or ”Chingona" a wrestler could be named "el chingón" but it's too broad and over used, kind of lacks personal character.
Edited to add:/the meaning of being chingón /a is to be really good at something, not only cool.
...you know, reading this and thinking about what the JCW is (Juggalo Championship Wrestling), I still think 'Los Chingadera' (or El Chingadera, my Spanish is non-existant) works.
That aside I appreciate these extra details! Seriously, ty.
Shazbot!
Huh. Today I learned that it's not just English slang. It's from the language of the planet Ork.
Where are you referencing that from? From the internet era its used in the Tribes franchises quick-chat, but its also from Rockey and Bullwinkle (1950/60s). Any uses older than that are a mystery to me.
In Italian we have a category of curse words called "bestemmie" which they are actually illegal to say because they're an insult to God or the religion in general.
Some of my favourite ones are "Dio cane" (god is a dog), "Dio merda" (god is a shit), "Dio boia" (god is an executioner).
I work in an Italian kitchen. Frustration is pretty common among the chefs, but when I hear a porco dio flying around I know they're pissed off as fuck
[...] they are actually illegal to say because they're an insult to God or the religion in general.
What? That seems excessive.
Tabernac!
Chinga - I think it means fuck in Spanish Mexican.
Also, the "shave and a haircut" knock means "chinga tu madre cabron" in Mexico, and should be avoided. (You just sang it. Everyone does.)
I've often wondered how they localized Who Framed Roger Rabbit for Mexico.
Chinga la migra
jævlig, jævel, and jævla in norwegian are quite versatile. i am learning it as it's the language of my ancestors and my dad raised me learning it, but sadly, i only learned basic norwegian thru youtube videos he showed me and i'm the only one actively (though on-and-off) learning it. jævlig is like "terrible" but it means "devilish", but you can also say something is "jævlig god" which is like "fucking good".
jævel is a noun, so "en rik jævel" is a "rich fuck". this might be useful for my friend who says stuff like "the horny fuck" or «den kåte jævelen». so it's like "the fuck" (noun) or "fucker".
jævla is like fucking, for example, «ei jævla tispe» is a fucking bitch, or you could say «en jævla tispe», i've heard both. "the fucking bitch" is either «den jævla tispen» or maybe «den jævla tispa», but im still learning.
Åh, jeg lär mig norska och svenska. I Sverige säger de "den rika jäveln" för "the rich fucker". Också säger svenskar "jäkligt god" för "fucking good". "A fucking bitch" är "en jävla bitch", tror jag.
Perkele! I like the profanity where you invoke the name of a volcano diety
oh, my mistake. now i'm curious who I was thinking of
bruh I think it was Pele 🤦♂️I should have been held back a couple years in school
Cazzo is the one that feels the most fun for me after Fuck.
J'aime aussi tabarnak mais calise est proche. En español, puta mierda es mi favorita. Y también, porque yo soy Tica, nosotros decimos "mae" mucho (but that's not a real curse, it just means dude)
High five to n'importe qui me puede entender 🙌🏼
Do short phrases work?
Because, if so, the Chinese 你妈死了 ( ni ma si la, your mom is dead ) is one of my all time favorites.
It's kinda basic, but I surprisingly don't know almost any other vulgar phrases/words in other languages.
I'm Spanish. I'm partial to "puta madre".
Como la puta madre - like a motherfucker
Está de puta madre - fucking amazing
Hijo de tu puta madre - son of a fucking bitch
The French le vilain cafard or is that just a Petit Nicolas catchphrase?
Cantonese pook gai
Cantonese:
黐線 (pronounced like: Chi Sin) Used in place of like "idiot" but has the same weight as the R-Word in some contexts
仆街 (pronounced like: Puk Gaai) Probably similar to "dickhead" I think
Mandarin:
神經病,有毛病 (Idk where I heard this from... think I might heard it drom 1st or 2nd grade... a combo phrase combining 2 terms lol)
Merde! Putana!
Merde especially because of use by a fictional medieval vampire jumping a moat on a motorbike
Sjutton - as I have absolutely no idea why it's a swear. It literally means seventeen.
Russian, сука блять (cyka blyat) (fucking shit, bitch whore). блять just sounds to me like someone mini vomiting or coughing while theyre cursing.
cyka - bitch blyat - fuck
"Kruzifixdeifelscheissdreck"
It has the benefit of going on for a while so you can either calm down or just keep going...
"Kruzifixdeifelscheissdreckfotzenbeidelfutoaschsau..."
It's limitless, but may lead to a bit of repetitive parts. Usually private ones.
Tabernak ostie!!!!
Not a swear per se, but I’m privy to tonto/tonta y sonso/sonsa
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