Tuesday, November 20, 2012

tues., 20 nov., 2012, nahuatl & spanish takes on angstgiving’s legacy, i.: 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 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 ironicall, & any injury or death of a gachupin are an unfortunate accident or mishap ;  Etym., Nahuatl, cactli = any sandal, shoe or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots  ;
     §§ )   “Fucking high-and-mighty gachupin Spaniard!” /  “Fucking high-&-mighty gachupin Spaniards!” ;
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Monday, November 19, 2012

mon., 19 nov., 2012, a nahuatl take on angstgiving’s 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 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 ironicall, & any injury or death of a gachupin are an unfortunate accident or mishap ;  Etym., Nahuatl, cactli = any sandal, shoe or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Sunday, November 18, 2012

& sun., 18 nov., 2012, a croatian blasphomet, give us This Day our Daily Curse



CROATIAN:   Jebo naci papu!   §§ 
 
  §§  )  “Fuck the Nazi Pope.”
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

sat., 17 nov., 2012, a croatian blasphomet, give us This Day our Daily Curse


CROATIAN:   Jebo naci papu!   §§ 
 
  §§  )  “Fuck the Nazi Pope.”
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Friday, November 16, 2012

fri., 16 nov., 2012: dari & russian post-afghan blues, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

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DARI:  دشمن — dušman
RUSSIAN: душман dušma
RUSSIAN: дух dux  ‡‡‡
  
     )  Lit., Enemy
  ‡‡  )  Lit., Enemy = Afghan-Dari loan word used by both sides during the Russian occupation & ensuing Afghanistan insurgency & war fr. 1979 through 1989 (Etym., Dari, دشمن dušman = enemy).
  ‡‡‡ ) Afghan/Dari loan word, shortened fr.  душман dušman to дух dux = term used by both sides during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan (1979-89). (Etym., Dari, دشمن dušman = enemy).
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.
http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

thurs., 15 nov., 2012: dari post-afghan blues, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


DARI:   دشمن — dušman  
   
    )  Lit., Enemy
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

wed., 14 nov., 2012: franco-russian diplomacy?: give us This Day our Daily Curse


RUSSIAN: Саркози — бабник и скряга. — Sarkozi, babnik i skryaga.    

    ) “Sarkozy is a skirt-chaser & a cheapskate.” — Russian graffiti
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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