mon., 8 oct., 2012, nahuatl takes on columbus’ legacy., iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

           

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

SPANISH / NAHUATL:  ¡Pinchí gachupin!  (sing.)  /  ¡Pinchí Gachupines!   (pl.)   §§

SPANISH / NAHUATL:  ¡A la chingada infierno con el pinchí gachupin!  (sing.) / ¡A la chingada infierno con los pinchí Gachupines! (pl.)   §§§

 § ) gachupin / gachupines — nahuatl ] sobriquet for their conquistador “saviors”, very popular in the 19^th. c. & early 20^th. c., during wars of independence & revolutions, & still ocasionally used against snotty Latin-American based 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 ;  Etym., Nahuatl, cactli = any sandal, shoe  or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots ;

§§ )  “Fucking high-and-mighty gachupin Spaniard!” / “Fucking high-and-mighty gachupin Spaniards!”  ;

§§§ )  “To fucking hell with that fucking high-&-mighty gachupin Spaniard!” /  “To fucking hell with those fucking high-&-mighty gachupin Spaniards!”

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sun., 7 oct., 2012, nahuatl & spanish takes on columbus’ legacy., ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

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

SPANISH / NAHUATL:   ¡Pinchí gachupin!   (sing.)  /   ¡Pinchí Gachupines!  (pl.)   §§

 

 § ) gachupin / gachupines — nahuatl [aztec] sobriquet for their conquistador “saviors”, very popular in the 19^th. c. & early 20^th. c., during wars of independence & revolutions, & still ocasionally used against snotty Latin-American based 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 ;  Etym., Nahuatl, cactli = any sandal, shoe  or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots ;

§§ )  “Fucking high-and-mighty gachupin Spaniard!” / “Fucking high-and-mighty gachupin Spaniards!”  ;

 

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sat., 6 oct., 2012, nahuatl takes on columbus’ legacy., i.: 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 19^th. c. & early 20^th. c., during wars of independence & revolutions, & still ocasionally used against snotty Latin-American based 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 ;  Etym., Nahuatl, cactli = any sandal, shoe  or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots

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fri., 6 oct., 2012: bahasa indonesian patriotism?: give us This Day our Daily Curse

 

BAHASA INDONESIAN: “Rendam benderanya di heroin dan nanti saya jilat.”  ‡

 

‡ )   “Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it!” — attrib. to a famous former Commissioner of Sewers  

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thurs., 4 oct., 2012: a korean weather report: give us This Day our Daily Curse

  

KOREAN:  썰렁해  —  Suh-lung-heh...  ‡

 

  ‡ )  Lit.,  “Isn’t it chilly...”   =    i.e., “Yr bullshit doesn’t amuse anybody here...”

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wed., 3 oct., 2012: pakistani intensives, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

URDU:  ا چودنا  — chodna    ‡

       

  ‡ )    fuck — impolite verb, useful as an intensive 

    

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mon., 1 oct., & tues. 2 oct., 2012: not quite a french (or spanish) kiss: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  branlette espagnole    ‡

  ‡ )  Lit., “Spanish handjob” = heterosexual frottage focusing on fem. breasts, i.e., “titty fuck”  

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