fri., 31 oct., 2014: latin american days of the dead, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:   ¡Ah, vaya joden a un fantasma!   ‡

SPANISH:   ¡Parece que ha jodido a un fantasma!  ‡‡

  ‡)  “Oh, go fuck a ghost!”  

‡‡)  “You look like you’ve fucked a ghost!”  

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thurs., 30 oct., 2014: latin american days of the dead, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH: ¡Ah, vaya joden a un fantasma!    ‡

‡  )  “Oh, go fuck a ghost!”  

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wed., 29 oct., 2014: towards a new italian literature, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Se questo e’ il nuovo libro di Elena Ferrante, aspettero’ il film e saltero’ anche quello.  ‡‡

‡‡ )  “If that’s the latest Elena Ferrante book, I’ll wait for the movie & skip that, too.”

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mon., 27 oct., 2014, & tues., 28 oct., 2014: norwegian drink & field guide, viii: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:  Føkka...  ‡

   ‡ )  “Fucked up...”  /  “Messed up...”

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sat., 25 oct., 2014, & sun. 26 oct., 2014: very post-catholic italian & spanish declarations of faith: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:   Sempre ateo grazia a Dio.   §

SPANISH:  ¡Gracias a Dios que soy ateo!   §

 § ) “Thank God I’m an atheist!” — attributed to Spanish surrealist & filmmaker Luis Buñuel 

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fri., 24 oct., 2014: brazilian hypocratic oaths, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE:  Hospitalismo...  ‡‡

‡‡)  Lit., “Hospitalism...”  =  any in-out-in-out,  in-out-in-out, in-out-in-out  merry-go-round or revolving door patients 

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wed., 22 oct., & thurs., 23 oct., 2014, norwegian force majeure, i: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:  Bombe... ‡

   ‡ )  Lit.,  “[The] bomb...”,  i.e.,  any very unpleasant suprise.

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tues., 21 oct., 2014: meet yr korean friends & neighbors, vii.: Give us This Day our Daily Curse

KOREAN:  가다。。。  — Ga-dah... ‡

 ‡)   crazy,  daft,  mad,  insane in the membrane

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mon., 20 oct., 2014: italian al dente, xiii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Farsi una canna...?    ‡

‡)  [D’you want to]  light up a joint...?  /   [D’you want to]  light up a spliff...?

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& sun. 19 oct., 2014: a french secularist blasphomet, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Je l’encule ton calendrier de l’avent...  §

 

  § )  “Fuck yr Advent Calendar...”

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saturday, 18 oct., 2014: a french secularist blasphomet, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Je l’encule ton calendrier de l’avent...  §

 

  § )  “Fuck yr Advent Calendar...”

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fri., 17 oct., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, xiv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:  Lijp...  ‡

DUTCH:  Lijp...  ‡‡

    ‡ )  “Coooooooooool...” = i.e.,  “groovy”  /  “great”  /  “trez chic”  /  “felicitous”...   This is a reappropriated & orig. pejorative idiom,  reclaimed & reappropriated & used by Dutch teenagers & 20-somethings.  Etym.,  Lijp,  loan word,  fr.  Jewish name “Levi” ;

 ‡‡ )  “Lazy  [Jew]...”  /  “Slow  [Jew]...”  /  “Stupid Jew...”  Orig. an anti-Semitic slur, but in recent yrs. a signifyer for all things cool & groovy...  Etym., Lijp, loan word, from Jewish name “Levi”

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thurs., 16 oct., 2014: argentine class distinctions, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:   Topu!  (m.)  ‡

‡  )  “Faggot!”  NOTE:  Spanish Lunfardo,  a street slang common to southern Latin America,  often includes pig latin terms linguistically & sociologically similar to the French street slang known as Verlan.  Etym.,  Span. Lunfardo pig latin Topu  =  Marícon,  i.e.,   faggot.

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wed., 15 oct., 2014: japanese slackerdom, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:  わんぱたーん / ワンパターン — wanpatān  §

   §  )  Lit.,  “one pattern”  =  boring,  humdrum,  stereotypical,  predictable,  1-trick-pony;  in a rut; Etym., Eng. loan word, one pattern

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tues., 14 oct., 2014: romanian street guide to sons-of-bitches, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ROMANIAN:  Bou!   (sing., m.)   ‡

ROMANIAN:  Măgar!  /  Măgaresc!   (sing., m.)   ‡‡

ROMANIAN:  Porc!   (sing., m.)   /  Porcul!  (Pl., m.) ‡‡

   ‡ )   “[You]  ox!”  =  i.e.,  “[You] stubborn son-of-a-bitch!” 

  ‡‡ )   “[You]  donkey!”  =  i.e.,  “[You] stubborn & inconsiderate son-of-a-bitch arsehole!”  /  “[You] stubborn& inconsiderate son-of-a-bitch asshole!”

‡‡‡ )   “[You]  pig!”  =  i.e.,  “[You] selfish motherfucking pig!”

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mon., 13 oct., 2014: a nahuatl take on columbus day: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NAHUATL:   Gachupin!  (sing.)  /  Gachupines! (pl.)  §

§ )  gachupin / gachupines — nahuatl [aztec] sobriquet for their conquistador “saviors”, very popular in the 19th. c. & early 20th. c., during wars of independence & revolutions, & still occasionally used against snotty Spaniards who claim to have no Indio in their lineage — indeed the gachupin is so beloved by the nahuatl that they frequently add a jocose “death to” or a just-joshing “to hell with” or an ironic “fucking” to make the terms of their affection perfectly clear — any brandished guns or machetes are also intended ironically, & any injury or death of a gachupin are an unfortunate accident or mishap, & “no, señor policia, we didn’t here or see a thing...”   Etym., Nahuatl, cactli = any sandal, shoe or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots

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& sun. 12 oct., 2014: a french secularist blasphomet, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Je l’encule ton fête des saints...  §

 

  § )  “Fuck yr Saints’ Day...”

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saturday, 11 oct., 2014: a french secularist blasphomet, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Je l’encule ton fête des saints...  §

 

  § )  “Fuck yr Saints’ Day...”

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fri., 10 oct., 2014: meet yr korean friends & neighbors, vi.: Give us This Day our Daily Curse

KOREAN:  돌다。。。  — dol-dah... ‡

 ‡)   crazy,  daft,  mad,  insane in the membrane

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thurs., 9 oct., 2014: deutschland unter alles, viii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GERMAN:   Ein geiler Bock   ‡

‡ )  [A] horny old goat;  [a] randy old bastard

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wed., 8 oct., 2014: isn’t it good, norwegian wood?, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:   steinrøyker  ‡

‡)  smoked;  wasted;  stoned;  baked;  otherwise under the influence  

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tues., 7 oct., 2014: italian al dente, xii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Finire in merda...   ‡

ITALIAN:  Sei finire in merda...?   ‡

 ‡ )  Lit.,  [To]  wind up in the shite...  /  [To]  wind up in the shite...  = i.e.,  [To] end very, very badly for all involved ;

‡‡ )  “Aren’t you wound up in the shite...?”  /  “Aren’t you wound up in the shit...?”  /   “Well,  didn’t you wind up in the shite...?”  /  “Well,  didn’t you wind up in the shit...?” 

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mon., 6 oct., 2014: german gymnastics, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GERMAN: Sie wichsen zu einem Celine Dion plakat im Dachboden Ihrer Eltern… ‡

‡ ) “You wank to a Celine Dion poster in your parents’ attic...” [Thanks to M.L. for tr. assistance]

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& sun. 5 oct., 2014: a french secularist blasphomet, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Je l’encule ton Jésus et Joseph et Marie...  §

 

  § )  “Fuck yr Jesus & Joseph & Mary...”

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saturday, 4 oct., 2014: a french secularist blasphomet, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Je l’encule ton Jésus et Joseph et Marie...  §

 

  § )  “Fuck yr Jesus & Joseph & Mary...”

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fri., 3 oct., 2014: a russian hand: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  авторучка...  —  Avtoručka…    ‡

‡)  “[You]  Wanker...”  /  “[You]  Self-hander...”  Etym., Russian,  авторучка  —  avtorukča  =  ball point pen,  in ref. to holding or handling

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thurs., 2 oct., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, ix.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:  Krijg de takke....   ‡

DUTCH:  Takkewijf...  ‡‡

  ‡ )  “[Oh, go]  have a stroke...”   Etym., takke,  Fr. loan word, fr.  “attaque” 

‡‡ )  “Stroke woman...”  Etym., takke, Fr. loan word,  fr. “attaque”

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wed., 1 oct., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, xiii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:  Krijg de takke....   ‡

  ‡)  “[Oh, go]  have a stroke...”   Etym., takke,  Fr. loan word, fr.  “attaque” 

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tues., 30 sept., 2014: brazilian hypocratic oaths, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE:   Bagrinhos...  ‡‡

   ‡‡)  Lit.,  “[Those]   bullheads...”  =  medical interns;  in ref.  to breeds of fish deemed to fuck around & interfere with fishermen & their catches

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