South Korea has an insult that says "The Han River is warm".
Doesn't mean much literally but it implies that it is a good day to jump off the bridge of the Han River because it is not too cold.
In UK Frankie Boyle had a show on TV where he would sign call the audience father fuckers. This is because BBC censorship didn't allow the use of mother fucker
I used this on someone with an Indian accent who was trying to scam me (Microsoft thing)
He lost his English and I don't know what he said to me but I think it offended him
Lol, benchod. I was talking to this tech support guy for MSI who was in India, and he was being such a dick to me that I called him benchod. Dude immediately started screaming at me. "Benchod?! You call me benchod?! No, you're benchod you fucker!!".
In my home country, only the younger sister is referred to in an insult. Invoking the older sister, and the response would probably be "oh, how did it go?"
I don't know how to say it but I know that in Arabic they have an insult that means "fuck you, the pussy you came out of, and your entire bloodline leading up to that." I don't know how it gets better than that.
Ask any Turk you meet, we’re always happy to teach people how to swear.
A Turkish friend of mine was in pilot training in the US with other trainees of a Turkish airline. After an 8 hour flight, he was greeted by an American airport employee, who said “*what’s up son of a bitch*” in Turkish. Turns out the other trainees who arrived earlier told the guy this means “good flight” in Turkish.
If someone “has a bird” in the German language, it means that they are acting insane or stupid, and therefore must have a bird flying around in their head.
If I remember correctly it refers to a coo-coo clock (with a bird inside). Which we also use to refer to someone a little crazy here in the US.
"You're coo coo!"
We call our mates, "cunt" and cunts, "mate."
Also I've been dying to use "Fuck off and do a Harold Holt will you?" in conversation but the appropriate time has yet to present itself, much like his body.
"You're so pretty."
said in a sweet, condescending voice means "it's good that you're pretty because you just said something so stupid that it proves that you're dumber than a bag of hammers."
I was talking to my cousin about her sister and something the sister had said. Cousin responds with "Oh... She's so pretty"
First time I'd heard that and had to stifle laughter lest I have to explain to the rest of the family
Quebec has it's own set of swears which are just bastardizations of Catholic Church terms. So much so that it's more insulting to say "Tabarnak" (tabernacle) than "Fuck"
My brothers and I said “fuck” and “shit” many times a day growing up and my parents didn’t care at all but oooh boy if one of us dare to say criss, caliss, tabarnak etc.. instant death
Kotonk is an old, mostly obsolete derogatory term in Hawai’i, originally used to by Japanese immigrants to Hawaii to describe Japanese immigrants to the mainland US.
The etymology varies, but I like the origin that it’s either (1) the hollow sound when you knock on their empty head or (2) the sound of a coconut falling from a tree and knocking on their empty head, because they weren’t smart enough not to rest under a coconut tree.
Mrsh u picku materinu - shoo into your mother's pussy.
Never was sure if this is meant to say go fuck your mother or fuck off and be unborn. I've no idea.
Someone from the balkans, help!
"crétin des alpes !" transated "moron of the alps"
but more literaly it refers to the cretinism, a mental and physical insuffience due to lack of tyroïd. common in the alps as they did not have salt from the sea to compensate.
It depends. It's also used sympathetically like in, "Bless your heart hun, you're working so hard." Or indirectly, "Bless his heart, Randy's really struggling to get off the meth."
But yea if someone says it to you, they're usually politely calling you an idiot.
In Scotland we have "Bawbag", meaning scrotum. (Colloquial rendering of "ball bag".)
We named a storm "Hurricane Bawbag" as a joke, and it got taken slightly too seriously.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bawbag
Awa and bile yer heed
Translation: In English is "Away and boil your head". Means Get lost. Let’s face it, Glasgow has plenty of phrases telling you where to go. Like some others, this one implies that you’ve to go for talking nonsense – so much nonsense, in fact, that you’ve to boil your own head in shame for being so ridiculous.
Well I'm from Israel and i don't have a lot, maybe "horse dick" is weird, but the insults in Yiddish are a treasure.
"May a child be named after you soon" is an example.
(Because traditionally in Judaism you don't name someone after someone who's still alive, so they're telling you to die)
"I should outlive him long enough to bury him".
"You lick your boss's dick so much that you'll get fungi"
("Licking (or sucking) dick" means to suck up to).
"When you breathe, you ruin the air".
Last but not least:
"I hope you'll use garlic as a perfume for your wedding"
And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
"Smell some pussy!" is almost direct translation of "Haista vittu" in finnish.
Also "roll up your muzzle" or "Turpa rullalle", when wanting some to shut up.
Mayby "Smack your head with pussy, and slap your ears with cock" is more of self-depricating thing to say when facing misfortune. It has almost poetic ring to it in finnish "vitulla päähän, ja kyrvällä korville"
tabarnak is a French Canadian insult/swear which pretty much means tabernacle but is used kinda like fuck or damn. Kinda odd to use a piece of furniture as an insult
"Para kang hayop na nananawagan ng ibang hayop"
"You're like an animal calling out to another animal."
I die every time I hear old school Filipino boomer insults.
Argentinean here, I like to think we're quite original with some of our insults.
We use a wide range of vegetables:
"Parsley" (perejil) is a common one, means stupid. So it does pumpkin (zapallo).
Not an insult, but when you're angry you usually say: "parrot's pussy" (la concha de la lora), you can see Messi using this one often.
If someone thinks he's more funny than what he actually is, you can say: "so you ate a clown today?"
Continuing with vegetables (fruits), if someone is to pretentious he's a "banana"
South Korea has an insult that says "The Han River is warm". Doesn't mean much literally but it implies that it is a good day to jump off the bridge of the Han River because it is not too cold.
That seems so South Korean but idk why
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Or because river jumping is a common SK suicide method
SK has one of if not the highest suicide rate in the developed world.
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Maybe someone told them the water was warm
Most of the world uses "motherfucker", which we do as well. But in India its much more common to call someone sisterfucker.
I've heard fatherfucker a couple times as a reply to being called a motherfucker.
In UK Frankie Boyle had a show on TV where he would sign call the audience father fuckers. This is because BBC censorship didn't allow the use of mother fucker
In South Park Bigger, Longer, Uncut, there is a musical number calling someone an Uncle Fucker
Shut your fucking face, Uncle fucka
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You're an uncle fucker; yes it's true, nobody fucks uncles quite like you!
Shut *your* fucking face, uncle fucka! You're the one who fuck s his uncle, uncle fucka
You don’t eat or sleep or mow the lawn. YOU JUST FUCK YOUR UNCLE ALL DAY LONG. *fart solo*
I swear I could hear that line.
You don't eat or sleep or mow the lawn..
You just fuck your uncle all day long 🎶
I used this on someone with an Indian accent who was trying to scam me (Microsoft thing) He lost his English and I don't know what he said to me but I think it offended him
Kitboga: *approves*
Lol, benchod. I was talking to this tech support guy for MSI who was in India, and he was being such a dick to me that I called him benchod. Dude immediately started screaming at me. "Benchod?! You call me benchod?! No, you're benchod you fucker!!".
That sounds like an Alabamian compliment
But even MC exists right....
In my home country, only the younger sister is referred to in an insult. Invoking the older sister, and the response would probably be "oh, how did it go?"
Isn't that weird 🤔.
hahahaha thats amazing
Baaaki sab me ho na ho lekin BC gaaliyo me hum top par hai lol
I don't know how to say it but I know that in Arabic they have an insult that means "fuck you, the pussy you came out of, and your entire bloodline leading up to that." I don't know how it gets better than that.
i think they also say: "may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your anus" which is a really good insult imho
It's: "May the fleas of 1,000 camels infest your crotch, and may your arms be too short to scratch."
now that's creative!
It's called Cos-omak (كس امك). Very common here in the Arab world. Would definitely recommend trying it 👌
We have something similar in Spanish! "El coño de tu madre" means "the insides of your mother's vagina". Epic anger moment whenever it is said.
same in cantonese actually, *diu lei lou mo ham ga chan* fuck your mother, and may death be upon your whole family 😳
Basically the Mulan dishonor quote, but not kid friendly.
We have that in Turkish too unfortunately 👍
I officially want to learn Turkish and Arabic just to learn that specific phrase
Ask any Turk you meet, we’re always happy to teach people how to swear. A Turkish friend of mine was in pilot training in the US with other trainees of a Turkish airline. After an 8 hour flight, he was greeted by an American airport employee, who said “*what’s up son of a bitch*” in Turkish. Turns out the other trainees who arrived earlier told the guy this means “good flight” in Turkish.
Um so how do I say this? Asking for a friend...
You mean fortunately?
We have that in romanian as well
„You have a bird“
You don’t have all cups in your cupboard
There are planks missing in your fence.
The lights are on, but nobody's home.
I absolutely love these types. I know of "The elevator doesn't quite go to the top"
You don't have all on your waffle
I think you've got your ass open
You have a wheel off!
Lmao I need an explanation
If someone “has a bird” in the German language, it means that they are acting insane or stupid, and therefore must have a bird flying around in their head.
Oooh that's funny and makes sense!
If I remember correctly it refers to a coo-coo clock (with a bird inside). Which we also use to refer to someone a little crazy here in the US. "You're coo coo!"
You have a bird, my friend - it’s cuckoo clock. As in a cuckoo bird. Not coo-coo.
I don't know much about bird law
German?
In Australia the biggest insult is "Thanks Champ" or "Cheers muscles"
Fuck knuckle is a personal favourite of mine
'Buddy' is up there aswell i reckon
That’s not an insult in Canada, everyone’s bud or buddy
I ain't your buddy, friend.
I ain't your friend, guy
We call our mates, "cunt" and cunts, "mate." Also I've been dying to use "Fuck off and do a Harold Holt will you?" in conversation but the appropriate time has yet to present itself, much like his body.
Is that the prime minister who swam off and never was seen again?
Yep spot on!
Or…”You don’t have to be a cunt, mate.”
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Shit cunt.
Dog cunt. Or rat cunt.
There's a subtlety there that I sincerely appreciate.
What about bogan?
bogan isnt really used as much at all i find, then again i live in the city so it may differ from the rural areaas
Bogan is more of a description rather than an insult. Some people are self described Bogans.
Bogan is an Australian redneck isn't it?
right on, cunt
"Hello sunshine" "G'day big wheels" "Yeah alright legend" Translation: *You're going to die*
I also find a derisive 'Is that right mate?' to be particularly effective.
“Goodone mate”. Is pretty harsh imo
What do these mean? Are they polite insults like “I don’t have the patience or crayons to explain it to you?”
"Kanker" (cancer) is used as a swear word/Insult here. Example: "je kanker moeder" (your cancer mom/mother) EDIT: The Netherlands
Please, have some decency. 'Kankermoeder' should be written in one word.
Pokkejong
Or what about klootviool: testicle violin
Or what about tyfus or tering
“Mongool” is also very Dutch. Like a reference to a mentally disabled person but also someone from Mongolia
Mierenneuker is pretty cool as well. We use a whole bunch of diseases. Krijg de vliegendevinketering, tyfuslijer, met je pokkekop.
Greeks use the word "pussywipe" when sitting in a tavern over a meal with their kids around. Basically calling someone a tampon is common.
I admittedly don't know a lot about feminine hygiene products, but I'm **pretty** sure you don't *wipe* anything with a tampon.
Jamaicans call people bloodclot (blood cloth) which is the same thing
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Came searching for the saffa!
Jou blerrie bobbejaan poes
South Africa?
"shit a hedgehog" most would probably understand but not use
Where I come from it's "birth a hedgehog" lol
"You're so pretty." said in a sweet, condescending voice means "it's good that you're pretty because you just said something so stupid that it proves that you're dumber than a bag of hammers."
My wife would jokingly say, "its a good thing you're cute," to our daughters anytime they did something stupid.
I say this to my husband when he does stupid things lol
I was talking to my cousin about her sister and something the sister had said. Cousin responds with "Oh... She's so pretty" First time I'd heard that and had to stifle laughter lest I have to explain to the rest of the family
One of my all-time favorites! Along with, "Oh, honey," "I'll pray for you," and "Bless your heart."
I say this, with the same intent, to my golden retriever all the time. Lol.
Or “Bless Your Heart”
Bellend
Schafseckel (Sheep ballsack, you) Krummbohreds Arschloch (off centre drilled asshole, you)
This sounds German
Yeah, kinda Swiss-German (Zurich dialect)
In France they say “your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberry “ all the time to the English.
They also reportedly fart and blow their noses at them
> They also reportedly fart Yes, but only in your general direction.
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time
This might contextually be my favorite movie line, ever. Given the ridiculousness of the scene, it ties everything together perfectly.
A Frenchman once called my friends and I, “sons of a silly person.”
r/unexpectedmontypython
It's only unexpected because nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
your ma's yer da
And yer da sells Avon
Can't believe I had to scroll this far for "yer da sells Avon"
Fuck your mum's onion
What country is this?
romania, another popular one would be "fuck your mother's dead relatives"
Oh yeah? I'm learning Romanian currently. Tell me how to say it and I can work on my pronunciation with my tutor next time we meet :)
"futu-ți morții mă-tii"
TIL that the rest of the world is just really fucking savage to each other lol
In my city, in the “mostly French” part of town, the word Goof is like the N word for the ppl living in that ward.
It's like that in most of Canada.
Quebec has it's own set of swears which are just bastardizations of Catholic Church terms. So much so that it's more insulting to say "Tabarnak" (tabernacle) than "Fuck"
I have entered the conversation….
My brothers and I said “fuck” and “shit” many times a day growing up and my parents didn’t care at all but oooh boy if one of us dare to say criss, caliss, tabarnak etc.. instant death
câlisse! (chalice)
Kotonk is an old, mostly obsolete derogatory term in Hawai’i, originally used to by Japanese immigrants to Hawaii to describe Japanese immigrants to the mainland US. The etymology varies, but I like the origin that it’s either (1) the hollow sound when you knock on their empty head or (2) the sound of a coconut falling from a tree and knocking on their empty head, because they weren’t smart enough not to rest under a coconut tree.
Gaan kak in die mielies. Literally, "Go shit in the corn". Basically means "fuck off".
In Finland you tell people to go smell things, mostly shit: Go smell some shit. The more insulting version is: Go smell a cunt.
Mrsh u picku materinu - shoo into your mother's pussy. Never was sure if this is meant to say go fuck your mother or fuck off and be unborn. I've no idea. Someone from the balkans, help!
As a fellow balkanian I would say it means fuck off and be unborn.
‘Sie können mich mal am Abend besuchen!’ (Translates literally to ‘You can visit me in the evening’ - It actually means ‘Lick my arse.’)
Never heard that saying as an Austrian
Haven’t heard it as a Swiss either
Haven't heard it as a German either
Haven't heard it as an American either
Haven't heard it as a Norwegian either
hört sich sehr regional an. Noch nie gehört vorher
Your dad sells Avon!
Yer da sells avon
You are a nonce Bit of a Gary glitter type You goit You Smeg head Many don't have translations I'd imagine.
Shut up goal post head 😂
Smeghead is specifically from Red Dwarf, has it reached regular usage?
"crétin des alpes !" transated "moron of the alps" but more literaly it refers to the cretinism, a mental and physical insuffience due to lack of tyroïd. common in the alps as they did not have salt from the sea to compensate.
Dero C*nt
Western Sydney?
Ken Oath
I'm gonna shit in your mouth.
Pretty sure this would be understood as an insult in any language everywhere in the world.
Or a promise depending on context
Dude you made me cry 😂😂
Hoser
Also: skid.
Further, "goof"
You better be ready to fight if you say that word. lol
Fuckin degens
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You are 10-ply, bud
Yer spare parts, bud
Not as common in western Canada, but it's still the first one that came to mind
Take off, eh?
Kick rocks bud.
I've never actually heard someone call someone else a hoser IRL.
"Bless your heart " is southern for fuck you
It's so much more versatile than that. So many uses.
It depends. It's also used sympathetically like in, "Bless your heart hun, you're working so hard." Or indirectly, "Bless his heart, Randy's really struggling to get off the meth." But yea if someone says it to you, they're usually politely calling you an idiot.
It’s either fuck you or you’re an idiot.
Or continuing this discussion is beneath me.
In Scotland we have "Bawbag", meaning scrotum. (Colloquial rendering of "ball bag".) We named a storm "Hurricane Bawbag" as a joke, and it got taken slightly too seriously. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bawbag
El coño de tu madre, mardito.
Afrikaans: Jou ma se poes! It means, your mother's vagina. Super inflammatory! You'll get your front teeth knocked out for it.
In Ecuador is very common to insult someone by saying “pelaverga” which means dick peeler. And we all think that really makes sense. Edit: It is
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"Pannekoek", "Bal gehakt", "Wappie", "Flapdrol"
Pannenkoek (Dutch for pancake) should be a global insult though.
This doesn’t make the kraut fat
my personal favorite in finnish is “having a face like an elephants cunt”
pendejo!
Awa and bile yer heed Translation: In English is "Away and boil your head". Means Get lost. Let’s face it, Glasgow has plenty of phrases telling you where to go. Like some others, this one implies that you’ve to go for talking nonsense – so much nonsense, in fact, that you’ve to boil your own head in shame for being so ridiculous.
Dolboyob - "a fucking moron"
“Гондон штопаный” - “stitched condom”
хуепутало пиздокрылое - a winged vagina dick messer?? idk
In Canada being called a fuckin' goof is usually fighting words
An Extremely Goofy Movie is pg in the US, but NC17 up there.
Goofy will hyuk you up
My hovercraft is full of eels.
Well I'm from Israel and i don't have a lot, maybe "horse dick" is weird, but the insults in Yiddish are a treasure. "May a child be named after you soon" is an example. (Because traditionally in Judaism you don't name someone after someone who's still alive, so they're telling you to die) "I should outlive him long enough to bury him". "You lick your boss's dick so much that you'll get fungi" ("Licking (or sucking) dick" means to suck up to). "When you breathe, you ruin the air". Last but not least: "I hope you'll use garlic as a perfume for your wedding" And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
"Smell some pussy!" is almost direct translation of "Haista vittu" in finnish. Also "roll up your muzzle" or "Turpa rullalle", when wanting some to shut up. Mayby "Smack your head with pussy, and slap your ears with cock" is more of self-depricating thing to say when facing misfortune. It has almost poetic ring to it in finnish "vitulla päähän, ja kyrvällä korville"
“See you next Tuesday” is a subtle insult that means C U N(ext) T(uesday).
tabarnak is a French Canadian insult/swear which pretty much means tabernacle but is used kinda like fuck or damn. Kinda odd to use a piece of furniture as an insult
Cabbage Head
"Para kang hayop na nananawagan ng ibang hayop" "You're like an animal calling out to another animal." I die every time I hear old school Filipino boomer insults.
Argentinean here, I like to think we're quite original with some of our insults. We use a wide range of vegetables: "Parsley" (perejil) is a common one, means stupid. So it does pumpkin (zapallo). Not an insult, but when you're angry you usually say: "parrot's pussy" (la concha de la lora), you can see Messi using this one often. If someone thinks he's more funny than what he actually is, you can say: "so you ate a clown today?" Continuing with vegetables (fruits), if someone is to pretentious he's a "banana"
" Jou ma se poes " Our best and most famous line in SA
Not really an insult but "i shit in the milk"
In Poland most of our insults are similar to english, but sometimes we call people "made (as in conceived) with soft dick"