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What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Ill start:

"Me cago en tus muertos" - ill shit all over your dead relatives. Spanish.

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[–] 68 points 3 years ago (7 children)

Salame

Yes that's right, it means salami and in spanish it's used to call someone an idiot. Soft insult, but I use it, and saying so and so is a salami in english would only get me weird looks.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago* (1 child)
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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    That's interesting, I didn't know. It seems gammon makes reference to the color red and to anger, and according to the link, it has some political connotations. None of that is applicable to salame, it's not so much about being angry or hot headed in any way, it's just a way to say someone isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    What's the specific meaning of the insult? Maybe we can think of a good English equivalent.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There is no specific meaning, a good translation would be a twat or a dummy. Why salame out of all things? I have no idea.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    We have meathead...

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Definition of meathead seems to check out, but Ive always seen it used with the burly/jock type of connotation. Never heard anyone call a cute child, or a businessman, or a hot looking girl a meathead, but maybe I'm wrong as usage may vary in different places.

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