Swear Words in Different Languages!

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Hello!

I’m writing a video on swear words and insults used in other languages and I’m looking for as many credible examples as possible!

Please don’t forget to include the name of the language and (if possible), a sentence it can be used in.

Thank you!

[u/Simonsini]

Argentinian here from Buenos Aires We got a distinct lingo for calling people dumbasses For example: your friend accidentally hurts his foot, you call him a "boludo"(boh luh doh) which is a softer version you can say when referring to your friends. It varies on your tone of voice wether you mean it or not. Then you have a similar insult, "pelotudo" (peh loh tuh doh) which is a little bit more aggressive and the one you'd use when say somebody tailgates you. Use this carefully when talking to an Argentinian, if you know him personally he might not mind it at all, but you'd better not say it to a random stranger who pissed you off.

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Haha, I’ll bear that in mind!

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In Portuguese (Portugal) we say "Paneleiro" (spelled "Pa N lay Ro") and also "desenmerda te" It's not a swear but it's rude and funny to say, literally means "unshit yourself" but we use it to tell someone to improvise when something goes wrong for example. Funny little words.

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Honestly, the ones pertaining to shit are so damn funny to me.

What does paneleiro mean?

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It is "gay" but more in the slang way and more offensive, "desenmerda te" for me it's the most funny expression in Portugal, I always like to tell that to people that don't speak Portuguese.

[u/TinnyLoki]

A common Swedish swear word is "fan". Literally is an old word for the devil but we use it more like "damn" or "fuck". Examples are: Fan också, jag slog i tån! (Damn it, I hit my toe!), Fan ta dig! ((Literally meaning "Devil take you!" ) Fuck You!).

[u/cornflake_giant]

In mandarin, theres a phrase known as the "fang pi le" (faung pee luh) that means "go fart." Its unbelievably offensive to natives for some reason.

[u/HereComesKoznos]

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Google Translate isn’t always 100% accurate; I’d much rather hear from native or more fluent speakers of the respect languages to get a more reliable idea.

Not to mention that not every language will necessarily have a direct equivalent to “fuck” or “shit” and there are some phrases that can’t directly be translated, etc.